A Touch of the Other

A Touch of the Other ''' is a 1970 British drama film directed by Arnold L. Miller and starring Hélène Françoise, Kenneth Cope and Shirley Anne Field. A London private detective finds himself the target of a gangster.

Plot

Delger sets up a private investigation service as "the man who gets things done", and finds himself involved in London's vice world, in between sleeping with his two neighbours, prostitutes Elaine and Wendy, the latter a masseuse who "can't give a man a massage without turning him on".

Cast

Hélène Françoise as Wendy
Kenneth Cope as Delger
Shirley Anne Field as Elaine
Timothy Craven as Webber
Vasco Koulolia as Hughes
Noel Davis as Max Ronieau
Renny Lister as Sheila
Sarah Kemp as Shirley
Paul Stassino as Connelly
Jon Laurimore as Det. Sgt. Masterson
Peter Bland as Sgt. Phillips
Vanda Godsell as Angela
Martin Wyldeck as Traylor

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin said "Ropey old private eye yarn, totally lacking in the inspiration it plainly seeks from Bogart, whose photograph adorns Delger's office wall. The nonsensical plot, based on a surface knowledge of the workings of Soho, is left open-ended, the colour processing is erratic, and the mood is constantly deadened by an excessively noisy score. In the early scenes, it seems possible that Kenneth Cope's droll patter might just save the day, but this hope has dissolved by the time a dream sequence has sent the entire cast prancing through the woods in slow motion."