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Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?

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Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?
VHS cover
Directed byErnest Pintoff
Written byJohn O'Toole
Produced byGeorge Manasse
StarringRed Buttons
Sylvia Miles
Alice Playten
Conrad Bain
Sam Waterston
Dick Anthony Williams
David Doyle
Music byGary McFarland
Distributed byCannon Film Distributors
Release date
  • November 12, 1971 (1971-11-12)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (also known as Death of a Hooker) is a 1971 film directed by Ernest Pintoff and starring comedian and actor Red Buttons and featuring Sylvia Miles, Conrad Bain, Alice Playten and Sam Waterston. Gary McFarland wrote the soundtrack music.

The film was rated PG despite the fact that it dealt with topics including prostitution and murder.

Since its original theatrical release, the film was released only on VHS (distributed by Video Gems in 1982), and is now out of print.

Plot

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The plot centers around the murder of a prostitute in a crime-ridden low-income city neighborhood. Dismayed by the general indifference the police and neighbors show toward the murder, a resident who knew the prostitute sets out to do his own investigation of the case.[1]

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971) - IMDb". IMDb.
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