My personal tribute to the 60th anniversary of "Blood and Black Lace" aka "Der Würger mit der Maske" aka "Sei Donne per l'assassino" aka "Blutige Seide"

 

60 years ago, "Sei Donne per L'Assasino" prermiered. It was co-produced by Erwin C Dietrich's (Greta, Jack the Ripper) Monachia Films who had just had a considerable financial success with their take on the Edgar Wallace krimis called "The Strangler with the Nylon Noose". For legal reasons (CCC possessed the rights to "The Strangler..." in german movie titles), that movie is now known as "The Nylon Noose". 

The follow-up was called "Der Würger mit der Maske" - "The Strangler with the Mask" and was actually shown under this title in german speaking Austria and Switzerland. In Germany however, the title had to be changed again into "Bloody Silk", referring to the fashion-house setting. The americans who bought the movie ("for a minor six-figure dollar sum" - which was basically what the movie had cost in the first place!!!) falsely translated that title to "Blood and Black Lace".

This is my little tribute to that movie. Have fun. And happy birthday to the Strangler with the Mask!

(c) 2024 Words and Music by Boris Brosowski