The Hang Up (1969)

The Hang Up: Directed by John Hayes. With Tony Vorno, Sharon Matt, Genene Cooper, Ted Roter. Two vice cops get entangled in a web of prostitution, blackmail and murder.

“The Hang Up (1969) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e** (out of 4) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSgt. Walsh (Tony Vorno) is a tough-as-nails detective who will do whatever it takes to keep scum off the streets. His attitude changes when he meets a young prostitute named Angel (Sharon Matt) and soon he finds himself falling for her as well as getting pulled into the underworld.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHE HANG UP isnu0026#39;t an awful movie but at the same time it needed a bit more sleaze to be more memorable. As it stands, this John Hayes film has a couple decent performances, some at times bizarre nudity and a decent story but thereu0026#39;s just not enough bite here to make it more memorable and more entertaining.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs I said, the biggest problem with this movie is that the Hayes screenplay simply doesnu0026#39;t go far enough in the sleaze factor to make it more entertaining. If youu0026#39;ve seen the directoru0026#39;s THE CUT-THROATS from the same year then youu0026#39;ll know that he was certainly capable of doing more in the sexploitation genre but sadly none of that is to be found here. While youu0026#39;re at least mildly entertaining in whatu0026#39;s going on, at the same time you canu0026#39;t help but feel youu0026#39;re watching something a bit too tame.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI will say that I enjoyed the performances of both Vorno and Matt. I thought of two of them at least had some nice chemistry and I thought both of them fit their roles quite nicely. As I said, there is some nudity throughout and a couple action scenes but just not enough to keep you more glued to whatu0026#39;s going on.”