"Stinker" describes both the lead character and the quality of this poorly done "Climax!" segment. It stars Johnny Desmond, as a lame tie-in to his record "Keep Me In Mind", played or sung live half a dozen times by Johnny during the show.
He plays a fictional pop singer, playing Vegas and prone to publicity stunts. Story is the basic "boy who cried wolf" chestnut, as the press and everyone else is sick of Johnny's dumb hoaxes designed to get publicity, so when he claims to know the identity of a mad killer on the Strip nobody believes him. Guess what -the killer does go after him and he captures the creep.
Along for the ride are Marisa Pavan as his love interest (a truly nothing role), Jackie Coogan as his manager and James Dunn as his harried press agent. Denver Pyle gets to portray the killer and has zero dialogue.
He plays a fictional pop singer, playing Vegas and prone to publicity stunts. Story is the basic "boy who cried wolf" chestnut, as the press and everyone else is sick of Johnny's dumb hoaxes designed to get publicity, so when he claims to know the identity of a mad killer on the Strip nobody believes him. Guess what -the killer does go after him and he captures the creep.
Along for the ride are Marisa Pavan as his love interest (a truly nothing role), Jackie Coogan as his manager and James Dunn as his harried press agent. Denver Pyle gets to portray the killer and has zero dialogue.