The Great Masquerade Page #2

Synopsis: In order to infiltrate a gang of drug smugglers, a cop is sent undercover to participate in a drag-queen beauty contest aboard a cruise ship.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Year:
1974
99 min
17 Views


Collins, naturally.

- Naturally.

- Now listen to me Dave.

I realize this is a little strange

and sort of sudden and

you're a little tense.

" Me!

Tense!

No, not me Chief, not tense.

- The point is Dave, that when

you've been in a department

as long as I have,

you'll realize that sometimes

methods like this

have to be used.

Now you're not just coming through

for me, or for Fulton,

you're coming through for the

whole department.

- The whole department.

- It's quite an assignment Collins.

- It will make you or break you.

- Yes it will.

Yes it will.

- Well Collins, what do you say?

- I'm touched Chief,

touched and flattered as I

said before, in fact

I'm sure the two of you are a

little bit touched too.

But the fact is,

I'm gonna have to bow out Chief.

Over and out.

Take care of yourself Chief.

I'll always remember the two of you

with great fondness.

- Now sit down Collins.

What kind of crap are

you handing me?

I offer you the biggest undercover

assignment of your life

and you're backing out.

- Undercover assignment?

- We want you to investigate

the Artisan Models Ball

homicides Dave.

- The last three winners

of that contest

have been brutally murdered.

Now God knows what weird

perverted mentality

is after these poor kids

but we haven't got

a single lead on him or her,

or whoever it is.

We've got to get a man

on the inside.

And make him come to us.

It's too dangerous to assign a

woman to the case.

- That's a moot point Chief.

There are women who could handle it.

Attractive, intelligent,

motivated women.

- Alright let's not go

through that again.

The point is we need a

man that can pose

as a beauty contestant.

- You want me to pose as a

beauty contestant?

- You'd make a very

attractive young lady.

- With the proper

preparations of course.

- You have just two weeks

to turn yourself

into a pretty girl Dave.

- Two weeks?

- This years Artisan Model Ball

takes place in two weeks.

It'll be held on a luxury

liner the Emerald Seas.

- Two weeks Chief.

- Yes, we've been in contact with a

Mister Gregory Lasalle,

a female impersonator who runs a

charm school here in town.

You're to contact him immediately.

Now he won't know

you're a policeman.

He'll think you're just a

just a young man who

wants to learn to be

a female impersonator.

- I see.

- Casey will be working

right along with you.

On the boat he'll pose as your

escort or your boyfriend.

- Escort Chief.

He's not my type for a boyfriend.

- Whatever the choice is yours.

- I think I should go and bring

his escort in Chief,

don't you? - Mmhmm.

That is Sherwood P Gates Ill,

he's the originator and one of the

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Alan Ormsby

Alan Ormsby (born December 14, 1943) is an American director, screenwriter, make up artist, actor and author. more…

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