I’ve been inspired by the book Warped & Faded: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of the American Genre Film Archive and have decided that every Wednesday on the site will be films that played as part of the Alamo Draft House Weird Wednesday events.

William Castle loved a gimmick. Here, he promised that each of the thirteen girls would be from their own country, even if Judy Pace plays a Liberian. Our American heroine, Candace “Candy” Hull (Kathy Dunn), is fresh out of school and devoted to trying to win the heart of spy Wally Sanders (Murray Hamilton). She goes into espionage herself before getting in trouble.

The rest of the ladies, except Dunn, Lynne Sue Moon (who plays Mai Ling), and Gina Trikonis (who plays Natasha), won their roles in a contest and use their real names for their roles.

Candy and her friends are all the children of diplomats and used to be among the upper crust. But what happens when a spy is killed? Also, there are fifteen girls, not thirteen. But mostly, it’s Candy using the name Kitten and getting in too deep.

The other girls include Alexandra Basterdo (The Ghoul, The Blood Spattered Bride), Lynne Sue Moon (55 Days at Peking) and Gina Trikonis (West Side Story and later a costume designer).

This played double features with Gidget Goes to Rome, which may not be what you expect from a William Castle Movie.