Heißer Strand Acapulco (1965)

Heißer Strand Acapulco: Directed by Alexander Singer. With Lana Turner, Cliff Robertson, Hugh O’Brian, Ruth Roman. Rich playgirl Kit Jordan (nee Katherine Lawson Chandler) is in Acapulco vacationing with her current husband, Pete Jordan, formerly an American beach boy working the Acapulco shores for rich women. Meanwhile, the body of one of Pete’s fellow beach boys, Billy Andrews, washes to shore. On his wrist is a bracelet engraved with “Love is thin ice.” The police investigate whether it was murder or suicide. Conflict arises when Billy’s old girlfriend, Carol, makes a play for Pete, and beach boy Hank tries to score with Kit, and the stability of the marriage is put to the test.

“Some nice scenery of Mexicou0026#39;s beach playground Acapulco and some fine young specimens on the beach are the main attraction for Love Has Many Faces. As a movie it has some of the themes of Tennessee Williamsu0026#39;s The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone if it were done by Jackie Susann.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLana Turner gets top billing here as an aging heiress who actually married her beach boy toy Cliff Robertson. But one of the boy toy set washes up on the beach dead. His girl friend Stefanie Powers comes in from the States to find out the story. As Robertson and Turner are in a rut of some kind, Cliff makes a play for Powers. And while thatu0026#39;s going on Hugh Ou0026#39;Brian who is about as far from the stern and morally upright Wyatt Earp sets his sights on Turner.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBest in the cast is another aging heiress Ruth Roman who lets nothing slip by her eyes without a comment. Definitely Marguerite Roberts the writer gave her the best lines.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI guess fun in the sun in Acapulco is reason enough for doing the film for the players. Theyu0026#39;ve all done worse, but theyu0026#39;ve all done better.”