Flareup (1969)

Director
James Neilson

Main cast
Raquel Welch; James Stacy; Luke Askew; Don Chastain; Ron Rifkin

Genres
Thriller

Description
A Las Vegas go-go dancer moves to Los Angeles to escape the psycho who has killed her partners.


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