Death Carries a Cane [SEP] director
Death Carries a Cane
Death Carries a Cane (Italian title: "Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio"/ Dance Steps on the Edge of a Razor), is a 1973 Italian giallo film directed by Maurizio Pradeaux. It starred Robert Hoffmann, Nieves Navarro and Luciano Rossi. The film was later released on video as The Tormentor, Maniac at Large, The Night of the Rolling Heads and Devil Blade.
Plot.
Kitty (Susan Scott) is waiting for her boyfriend Alberto (Robert Hoffmann) when she
witnesses a murder through a coin-operated telescope. The woman is slashed to death by a black clad killer who carries a cane and limps. The police don't believe her at first, but later the corpse is discovered in the park. A peanut vendor who works in the area is next to die, followed by a string of brutal murders (a cleaning lady, a dancer, etc.). Alberto at one point becomes a suspect, as he carries a cane and has a limp. Some amateur sleuths