The Great Masquerade (1974)

The Great Masquerade: Directed by Alan Ormsby. With Kaye Stevens, Roberts Blossom, Gay Perkins, Frank Logan. In order to infiltrate a gang of drug smugglers, a cop is sent undercover to participate in a drag-queen beauty contest aboard a cruise ship.

“Murder on the Emerald Seas (1974) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e1/2 (out of 4)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA cop is trying to solve some bizarre murders and when he finally gets a lead it takes him to a cruise ship. This cruise ship is full of drag queens so the cop must go undercover in drag to find the killer. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBefore landing an acting gig in the cult classic CHILDREN SHOULDNu0026#39;T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS, Alan Ormsby co-wrote and directed this horrible comedy that Iu0026#39;m guessing was trying to become some cult film among the gay community. Wahtever it was trying to do it ultimately failed as thereu0026#39;s really not too much going on here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThereu0026#39;s no question that the biggest problem with this film was the horrible screenplay. There are a lot of lame jokes throughout the picture but the most shocking thing is the fact that they try to play out this u0026quot;mysteryu0026quot; when thereu0026#39;s not a single interesting character and the situation itself is just plain stupid. None of the characters are entertaining and you certainly donu0026#39;t care about who the killer really is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m really at a loss of words because this film is about as bad as it gets. As I said, the laughs were just horrid but I will say I laughed twice but thatu0026#39;s not a good ratio. The performances are all rather silly but maybe they too didnu0026#39;t know what was going on. Ormsby would become a cult figure thanks to the Bob Clark film but thereu0026#39;s just nothing here that shows he could direct and make a film entertaining.”