Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)
5KWho Killed Teddy Bear: Directed by Joseph Cates. With Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray, Elaine Stritch. In New York, a disco hostess is stalked by a sexual predator and she requests help from a vice squad detective who takes a personal interest in the case.
“I couldnu0026#39;t believe how this unrecognized unheralded film of the mid 1960s captured the sleaziness u0026amp; the downfall of NYC during that time The photography is amazing.. the score capturers the early disco era… Sal Mineo is unbelievably sensuous, erotic, neurotic, as is Elaine Stritch who plays the Lesbian, Marian wonderful performances.. Juliet Prowse is good in this role..Plot is a bit confusing.. and why did they cast Jan Murray (great TV comic game show host of that era) in this role? Ill never know…. But as I stated before, this film captures the sleazy, unclean, dark, cold snowy sado masochistic, days of NYC in the mid 1960s when that city was on the decline.. Broadway might have been booming, Babs was on Bu0026#39;WAY live in Funny Girl, The Merm was still around. ETC .but the side streets, the crime, the sex shops were running abound..this film captures it all..worth seeing and or buying if it becomes .. available, Bravo ,Sal Mineo. Elaine Stritch, and the director…”