Satan in High Heels

Satan in High Heels
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jerald Intrator
Written by	Harold Bonnett (story) John T. Chapman
Produced by	Leonard M. Burton
Starring	Meg Myles Grayson Hall Del Tenney
Cinematography	Bernard Hirschenson
Edited by	Armond Lebowitz
Music by	Mundell Lowe
Distributed by	Cosmic Films Inc.
Release date	March 23, 1962 (1962-03-23)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Satan in High Heels is a 1962 American sexploitation film directed by Jerald Intrator and starring Meg Myles and Grayson Hall.

Plot

Stacey Kane (Myles), a cunning and ambitious striptease dancer in a cheap carnival, tricks her heroin-addicted husband out of his money and leaves him, clothed only in a corset and raincoat. On a plane to New York, she meets a well-heeled businessman, Louie, who falls for her charms and sets her up in a hotel. He arranges an audition for her at a Manhattan midtown club run by an elegant, world-weary lesbian named Pepe (Hall).

Stacey wows them with her vocal ability and begins being groomed as a leading chanteuse at the night club. Arnold Kenyon, the club's owner, falls in love with Stacey and makes her his mistress, unaware that while he is lavishing her with expensive gifts and grooming her for a singing debut at his club, she is also having an affair with his playboy son, Laurence.

On her opening night, Stacey's estranged husband, Rudy, arrives at the club. Using both emotional and sexual appeal, Stacey persuades him to kill Arnold; but Rudy bungles the murder attempt and confesses his intention to Arnold. Her double-dealing nature out in the open, Stacey is abandoned by all the men in her life, put out of her apartment, and left alone on the streets.

Cast

• Meg Myles as Stacey
• Grayson Hall as Pepe
• Del Tenney as Paul
• Sabrina as herself
• Mike Keane as Arnold Kenyon
• Robert Yuro as Laurence Kenyon

Production notes

The film used Manhattan locations Club Le Martinique at 57 West 57th Street and

Producer Leonard Burtman was a major New York publisher of dozens of fetish magazines such as the pioneering Exotique, Bizarre Life, High Heels, Unique World, and Corporal. In 1962, a few of his publications ran photo-features promoting this film.

Soundtrack

The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Mundell Lowe and the soundtrack album was originally released on the Charlie Parker label.^[1] The soundtrack was also released as Blues for a Stripper.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

In his review for the June 6, 1963, issue of

• Mundell Lowe - guitar, arranger, conductor
• Bernie Glow (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-9), Joe Newman (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 10), Ernie Royal (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-9), Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry - trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-9), Buster Cooper, Urbie Green (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 10) - trombone
• Jim Buffington - French horn (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 10)
• Ray Beckenstein - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 10)
• Walter Levinsky - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-9)
• Al Cohn, Al Klink (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 10), Oliver Nelson (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-9) - tenor saxophone
• Gene Allen (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-9), Sol Schlinger (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 10) - baritone saxophone
• Eddie Costa - piano, vibraphone
• Barry Galbraith - guitar (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-9)
• George Duvivier - bass
• Ed Shaughnessy - drums

Staged adaptation

In 2012, Trustus Theatre hosted a reading of a stage adaptation of Satan in High Heels written by playwright and screenwriter Robbie Robertson. Directed by Timothy Gardner, the staged reading featured Vicky Saye Henderson as Stacy Kane, Rodney Lee Rogers as Arnold Kenyon, and Larry Hembree as Pepe.

Home media

The film was released on Region 1 DVD by Something Weird Video in 2002.

References

External links

• Satan in High Heels at
  IMDb