Robert Presnell Jr.

Man in the Attic -- In 1888 the people of London are terrified by a series of murders on the fog-shrouded streets, with the only connection being that all the victims were women and showgirls. Around this time, mild-mannered and secretive pathologist Mr. Slade (Palance) rents an attic apartment in the heart of London. Mr. Slade falls in love with dancer Lily Bonnery (Smith), who does not return his affections. As the police search frantically for 'Jack the Ripper,' Mr. Slade comes under suspicion for the murders.

John Wayne stars in this epic Western famed for its stunning cinematography. Wayne is Joe January, a hard-drinking, hard-living guide hired to find his employer's (Rossano Brazzi) father and a legendary, long-lost treasure. The two men set out into the isolated wasteland of the North African desert accompanied by Dita (Sophia Loren), a sultry prostitute who drives the men crazy and comes between them even as they battle for survival.

On the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?