

Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.
Acting
Heinz Drache's magnificent eyebrow acting
Production
Gloriously fake snake close-ups
Direction
Vohrer's relentless Dutch angles

Director
Alfred Vohrer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of West Germany's 1960s 'Krimi' craze — lurid Edgar Wallace adaptations that dominated cinemas despite having nothing to do with actual British crime.
The snake footage was so unconvincing that some prints allegedly added a disclaimer admitting the reptiles were 'not actual murder weapons.'