Editor’s note: Cinematic Void will be playing this movie on Monday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the Music Box Theater in Chicago, IL. You can get tickets here. For more information, visit Cinematic Void.

I loved this movie! It was such a madcap blast that it completely took me by surprise. Arthur Anderson (played by Michael Craig) is a wealthy Englishman whose two previous wives have died under mysterious circumstances—one in a car crash and the other after falling from a building. Now, his third wife drowns under questionable circumstances. Fortunately, his housekeeper’s testimony keeps him free and clear, although the police keep an eye on him.

On the very night he is acquitted, Julie Spencer (Carroll Baker) breaks into his house in a twist that feels like a giallo-style meet-cute, and she becomes his fourth wife. But is she trustworthy? What about him? Why do Arthur Anderson’sAnderson’s wives keep dying with such frequency? And will Inspector Dunphy (José Luis López Vázquez) be able to uncover the truth behind these mysterious deaths?

This movie cleverly borrows elements from Rebecca and Vertigo without being overly derivative. I also absolutely adore that when we first meet Julie, she’s sleeping in a tent inside an abandoned mansion—because that’s completely normal, right? And is that Marina Malfatti (from The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, All the Colors of the Dark) lurking in the background, donning a cape as part of her casual rainy evening attire with sunglasses at night?

Exploring Spanish Giallo has been a fantastic journey for me. I’ve enjoyed delving into Eugenio Martín’s works, including Horror Express, as well as It Happened at Nightmare Inn. Plus, Carroll Baker starring in a Giallo is almost a genre in and out of itself.

While there’s no clear hero, I still enjoyed every minute. This film is called Death at the Deep End of the Swimming Pool and The Fourth Mrs. Anderson. It was only available on a Greek VHS before Severin released it. The package includes a trailer, a deleted scene, and an interview with Eugenio Martín biographer Carlos Aguilar, maintaining their consistently stellar presentation.