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The stripper Rita is trying to blackmail her former lover, the wealthy Carlos Branco, threatening to reveal his illegal dope trade for the police. Branco responds by hiring the hit man Perkel, an eccentric technician, who has invented a sophisticated technical device for killing people at some distance with the help of a transmitter. Perkel sneaks into the Flamingo Club during daytime, and attaches a transistor to the microphone Rita is going to use in her act the same evening. Before the show starts there is a fierce quarrel between Rita and another girl, and Rita leaves the Club. Another stripper, Diana, has to replace her, and when she performs Rita's act, she suddenly drops dead at the stage. A doctor investigates Diana's body, and thinks there were natural causes for her death, probably a congenital heart defect. Diana's husband Bert, who is the comic announcer between the acts of the show, cannot believe this. He is convinced that his 24 year old wife was murdered, although ...

Credited cast:
John Hewer John Hewer - Bert Black
Ann Lynn Ann Lynn - Rita
Jean Muir Jean Muir - Diana
Vanda Hudson Vanda Hudson - Angelin (as Wanda Hudson)
Kenneth J. Warren Kenneth J. Warren - Branco
Carl Duering Carl Duering - Rocco
Michael Peake Michael Peake - Martin
Leon Cortez Leon Cortez - Lou
Peter Elliott Peter Elliott - Perkel
Trevor Reid Trevor Reid - Inspector Forbes
Robert Mooney Robert Mooney - Mechanic
Robert Crewdson Robert Crewdson - Andy
Blake. Michael Blake. Michael - Mike
Walter Horsbrugh Walter Horsbrugh - Doctor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christine Child Christine Child - Dancer
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