Review of Lady in Cement (1968) by Donald W — 25 Nov 2013

This is the sequel to the movie Tony Rome. It's not that much different than Tony Rome. This movie has Raquel Welch and Dan Blocker to add more star power. The dead blond Tony Rome finds in the ocean turns out to be a go-go dancer.

Dan Blocker's character hires him to find out if the dead girl is a missing girl he's looking for. That leads him to a go-go club. Go-go clubs were a 1960's version of strip clubs back when nude dancing was illegal.

During the movie he also has to go to an old fashion burlesque club were the dancers are on a stage in an auditorium with the customers setting is chairs like a play. He also has to go to a message parlor.

Dan Blocker's character is hiding from the police at the message parlor. When Tony Rome finds him he's watching Bonanza. Later when Tony Rome is accused of killing the manager of the go-go club he hides from the police at a hotel and finds the pool boy watching Daniel Boone.

I know that Daniel Boone was popular in 1968 and I get the inside joke of Dan Blocker watching himself on TV. Raquel Welch seemed to be wearing a lot wigs. She looked the best without the wig in the swimming pool scene.

Dan Blocker's character is shot in the leg with a .45 but it only makes him limp. Movies used to underestimate the damage a gun does to people. In real life you would be lucky not to have your leg amputated after being shot in the leg with a .

45. The problem with this movie is that there is not enough Dan Blocker and Raquel Welch.