ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER
An unscrupulous doctor is accused of killing his asthmatic wife as part of an insurance scam, despite discovering that she has a doppelgänger who works as a stripper and call girl.
About This Film
George Dumurrier is a wealthy doctor who runs a clinic with his younger brother Henry, but leaves care of his asthma-stricken wife Susan to her sister Marta and a local nurse. He is engaged in an affair with Jane, the personal assistant to Larry, a trendy photographer. Although very much in love with George, Jane is fatalistic about the future of their relationship.
George and Jane travel out of town for a romantic break in Reno. But after arriving at the casino, George receives a phone call from Henry, telling him that Susan has died during a violent asthma attack. Returning home to his plush San Francisco home, George is consoled by Henry, but frozen out by the hostile Marta, who has always disapproved of George marrying her sister. However, a $1 million insurance policy left by Susan is a timely bonus for George's recklessly extended business enterprise. An insurance agent begins tailing George, discovers his affair with Jane, and brings his suspicions to the local police detective, Inspector Wald.
Meanwhile, an anonymous tip-off leads George and Jane to The Roaring Twenties, a strip club where they are both astonished at the appearance of Monica, a stripper who, although a luxuriant blonde, bears an uncanny resemblance to Susan. George is morbidly attracted to her and soon embarks on an affair that is part-detection, part-willing seduction. When the police, who have been tailing him, arrest Monica, she tells them that she was paid to pose as Susan by a woman calling herself Betty. Monica, as the police discover, is a popular fixture lately among the city's high class prostitutes. She has a devoted wealthy client, named Benjamin Wormser, whose hopeless passion she toys with. When Benjamin hears about Monica's arrest, he arrives at the police station with her exorbitant bail, but soon discover that she has already been sprung by someone the police will not name.
A police search led by Inspector Wald of Monica's apartment turns up an envelope containing money. When George's fingerprints are found on the envelope, the police arrest him and charge him with murdering his wife for the life insurance policy. Monica goes missing, and George is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. Some months later, on the eve of George's execution, his brother Henry arrives for a visit where in the privacy of an interrogation room, the gloating Henry reveals all that has happened: he and Susan have hatched up this entire plot to get him out of the way and get the insurance money all for themselves. Monica is really Susan all along and faked her own death to implicate him. After Henry leaves, George tries to get a stay of execution by informing his lawyer about what Henry said. But despite some last-minute investigation by Inspector Wald, George is unable to clear his name. Only Jane continues to believe his innocence, but she is held in check by Larry.
The day arrives as George is taken out of his cell to the gas chamber to be executed, still protesting his innocence. At the last moment, a phone rings where the state governor orders the execution halted as a telex arrives at the local FBI office that is forwarded to the prison authorities. In a twist of fate, the French police in Paris have informed the US authorities that Susan and Henry have been shot dead in a local café by the spurned and jealous Benjamin Wormser.
Dr. George Dumurrier is looking for money to expand the San Francisco based clinic he runs with his brother. He is also having an affair with Jane, a glamorous fashion photographer. When Dumurrier's wife Susan dies following an asthma attack, leaving him a million dollar insurance pay-out, it seems that all his problems are solved - until an anonymous phone call sends him to the Roaring 20s strip club where he is astonished to discover that its featured performer, the dangerously desirable Monica Weston, looks exactly like his dead wife. As he tries to unravel this mystery, George learns that the police are now investigating his wife's death and that he is under suspicion of murder.
George and Jane travel out of town for a romantic break in Reno. But after arriving at the casino, George receives a phone call from Henry, telling him that Susan has died during a violent asthma attack. Returning home to his plush San Francisco home, George is consoled by Henry, but frozen out by the hostile Marta, who has always disapproved of George marrying her sister. However, a $1 million insurance policy left by Susan is a timely bonus for George's recklessly extended business enterprise. An insurance agent begins tailing George, discovers his affair with Jane, and brings his suspicions to the local police detective, Inspector Wald.
Meanwhile, an anonymous tip-off leads George and Jane to The Roaring Twenties, a strip club where they are both astonished at the appearance of Monica, a stripper who, although a luxuriant blonde, bears an uncanny resemblance to Susan. George is morbidly attracted to her and soon embarks on an affair that is part-detection, part-willing seduction. When the police, who have been tailing him, arrest Monica, she tells them that she was paid to pose as Susan by a woman calling herself Betty. Monica, as the police discover, is a popular fixture lately among the city's high class prostitutes. She has a devoted wealthy client, named Benjamin Wormser, whose hopeless passion she toys with. When Benjamin hears about Monica's arrest, he arrives at the police station with her exorbitant bail, but soon discover that she has already been sprung by someone the police will not name.
A police search led by Inspector Wald of Monica's apartment turns up an envelope containing money. When George's fingerprints are found on the envelope, the police arrest him and charge him with murdering his wife for the life insurance policy. Monica goes missing, and George is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. Some months later, on the eve of George's execution, his brother Henry arrives for a visit where in the privacy of an interrogation room, the gloating Henry reveals all that has happened: he and Susan have hatched up this entire plot to get him out of the way and get the insurance money all for themselves. Monica is really Susan all along and faked her own death to implicate him. After Henry leaves, George tries to get a stay of execution by informing his lawyer about what Henry said. But despite some last-minute investigation by Inspector Wald, George is unable to clear his name. Only Jane continues to believe his innocence, but she is held in check by Larry.
The day arrives as George is taken out of his cell to the gas chamber to be executed, still protesting his innocence. At the last moment, a phone rings where the state governor orders the execution halted as a telex arrives at the local FBI office that is forwarded to the prison authorities. In a twist of fate, the French police in Paris have informed the US authorities that Susan and Henry have been shot dead in a local café by the spurned and jealous Benjamin Wormser.
Dr. George Dumurrier is looking for money to expand the San Francisco based clinic he runs with his brother. He is also having an affair with Jane, a glamorous fashion photographer. When Dumurrier's wife Susan dies following an asthma attack, leaving him a million dollar insurance pay-out, it seems that all his problems are solved - until an anonymous phone call sends him to the Roaring 20s strip club where he is astonished to discover that its featured performer, the dangerously desirable Monica Weston, looks exactly like his dead wife. As he tries to unravel this mystery, George learns that the police are now investigating his wife's death and that he is under suspicion of murder.
Film Details
Director
Lucio Fulci
Keywords
Female Nudity
Murder
Female Rear Nudity
Nudity
Death
Sex Scene
Police
Flashback
Prostitute
Corpse
Doctor
Husband Wife Relationship
Shot To Death
Telephone Call
Dead Body
Investigation
Insanity
Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship
Jealousy
Undressing
Photograph
Prostitution
Prison
Shooting
Adultery
Public Nudity
Hospital
Laboratory
Police Detective
Looking At Oneself In A Mirror
Stripper
Cheating Wife
Nurse
Deception
Cigar Smoking
Priest
Sexual Attraction
Slow Motion Scene
Stripping
Boat
Character's Point Of View Camera Shot
Police Car
Close Up Of Eyes
Crying
F Rated
Infidelity
Photographer
Nightclub
Masturbation
Stalker
Giallo
Man Wears Eyeglasses
Love Triangle
Arrest
Secretly Observing
Suspicion
Police Investigation
Police Station
Airplane
Elevator
Gas Station
Conspiracy
Reporter
Stalking
Striptease
Visit
Cheating Husband
Restaurant
Fainting
Train
Model
Pointing A Gun At Someone
Man Wears An Open Shirt
Camera Shot Of Eyes
Seductive Behavior
Disguise
Watching Tv
Lighting A Cigarette
Interrogation
Brother Brother Relationship
Seductive Woman
Newspaper Headline
Airport
Mistaken Identity
Lesbian Interest
Taxi
Knocking On A Door
Crying Woman
Newspaper
Servant
Lawyer
Journalist
Drugged Drink
Manipulative Behavior
Sexual Fantasy
Pipe Smoking
Post Coital Scene
Ship
Jail
Film Within A Film
Unfaithful Wife
Strip Club
Reference To God
Execution
Sleeping Nude
Sexuality
Visitor
Yacht
Drinking Wine
Radio
Disbelief
Talking To Oneself
Cigarette
Wife
Carrying Someone
Phone Booth
Crying Female
J&b Scotch
Death Of Wife
Witness
Spanish Giallo
Unfaithfulness
Police Investigator
Cabriolet
Manipulative Woman
Unhappy Marriage
Applause
Confession
Murder Suspect
Photo Shoot
Train Station
Accomplice
Fainting Woman
Mysterious Woman
Social Nudity
Undressing Someone
Man Wears A Leather Jacket
Sexual Obsession
Unrequited Love
Crying Man
Card Game
Widower
Prison Guard
Listening To A Radio
Mistress
Pretending To Be Someone Else
Learning The Truth
Mistaken Belief That Someone Is Dead
Note
Loss Of Wife
Watching A Movie
Wig
Stretcher
Crying Male
Kissing Someone's Hand
Posing For A Photograph
Suspect
Poetic Justice
Woman Wears Sunglasses
Casino
Repeated Scene
Jealous Man
Playing Cards
Broken Bottle
Injustice
Paris, France
Male Bondage
False Identity
Bra Removing
French Giallo
Unfaithful Husband
Private Investigation
Covering A Dead Body
Psychological Trauma
Clinic
Carrying A Dead Body
Taking Off Underwear
Card Playing
Drinking Champagne
Accusation
Murder By Shooting
Fake Identity
San Francisco, California
Strong Female Character
New Job
Look Alike
Murder Mystery
Secret Relationship
Swindle
Assumed Identity
Lighting A Cigarette For Someone
Sleeping In A Car
Waking Up Naked
Projection
Exhumation
Brother In Law Sister In Law Relationship
Cynicism
Doppelganger
Medicine
Kissing Someone's Chest
Studio
Photo Session
Prison Cell
Death Penalty
Identity
Erotic Dance
Medication
Performance
Identification
Poisoning
Upside Down Camera Shot
Pretending To Be Dead
Death Sentence
Washing One's Hands
Woman Kisses A Man's Chest
Con Artist
Opening A Champagne Bottle
Photo Studio
Projector
Passport
Listening To A Car Radio
Gas Chamber
Posing Nude
Reference To Mickey Mouse
Seductive Dance
Suffocated To Death
Female Photographer
Intrigue
Breaking A Bottle
Cell
Sleeping Pill
Posing Nude For A Photograph
Body Identification
Fingerprint
Faking One's Death
Assumed Dead
Brother Versus Brother
Cynical Woman
Police Interrogation
Pathologist
Gas
Irony Of Fate
Fake Name
False Name
European In Usa
Answering The Door Shirtless
Insurance
Woman Kisses A Man's Hand
Wrongful Accusation
Posing Naked
Doctor As Protagonist
Home Care
Home Care Nurse
Poisoned To Death
Murder By Poisoning
Cynic
Cynical Man
Prosector
Radio Reporter
Death Row
Social Masturbation
Photographic Model
Posing Naked For A Photograph
Rope Swing
Split Screen
Envelope
Bound Man
Perfect Crime
Actress Plays Dual Roles
San Quentin Penitentiary
Insurance Fraud
Bossy Mistress
Asthma
Asthmatic Woman
Careerist
Careerism
Smoking A Cigarette While Driving
Asthma Attack
Kissing Down The Front Of Someone's Body
European In San Francisco
Dancing On Table
Lighting A Cigarette With A Candle
Slow Motion Flashback
Playing Solitaire
Insurance Money
Suspicious Death
Gatekeeper
Camera Shot From Inside A Locker
Pretending To Be A Stripper
Posing As A Stripper
Brother Brother Rivalry
Watching A Movie On An Airplane
Identification By Dental Records
Dental Records
Bound To A Chair
Man Bound To A Chair
Cancelled Execution
Judicial Error
Actor Plays Dual Roles
Woman Posing Nude For A Photograph
Also Known As
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