William K. Hennigar
William K. Hennigar, a Canadian director and writer, made significant contributions to the cult film genre in the late 1960s. He directed the sexploitation classic Thigh Spy (1967), which showcases his knack for blending humor and eroticism. In the same year, he also directed Mr. Mari's Girls, further cementing his status in the genre. Hennigar's work on The Wicked Die Slow (1968) highlights his ability to craft narratives that resonate with the grindhouse aesthetic, making him a noteworthy figure in the world of exploitation cinema.
Thigh Spy
Bartholomew is a struggling young artist whose patron, the incorrigible Mr. X, decides to collect the money he has loaned the painter. In lieu of payment, Bartholomew is told that he can repay Mr. X by killing Arnold, a counterspy. Temperamentally unsuited for murder, Bartholomew despairs at his inability to raise the money. His girl friend Truska offers to work the streets to help raise the cash, but earlier efforts have been notably unsuccessful, so instead they go to a restaurant where Chrissy, one of Mr. X's agents, is detaining the unsuspecting Arnold. Bartholomew shoots at Arnold but misses. He and Truska then follow Arnold and Chrissy to a mountain cabin, and there they try once again to kill Arnold. Again off target, Bartholomew and Truska sit disconsolate in the outhouse, their body warmth waning, their bullets gone. Chrissy finally overrules Arnold and invites the two frozen agents in for food and drink, and soon, with spirits bubbling, all tumble into bed together.
