The Photographer (1974)

A popular Los Angeles photographer (Michael Callan) harbors a dark secret. His hatred of his slutty, alcoholic mother (Barbara Nichols) morphs into the need to kill. So he lures attractive women to model for him then photographs them in the throes of death! Directed by William Byron Hillman (DOUBLE EXPOSURE). A rather lurid B exploitation thriller that offers nothing new until the very end when a shocking twist ending that I didn't see coming (and I doubt you will too) makes you sit up but you have to sit through a very mediocre and poorly constructed movie to get to it though the ending is almost (I said almost) worth it. Callan's performance is over the top at times but it's not the actor's fault, the screenplay seems to push it in that direction. The score by Jack Goga is above average and gives the film some mystery. With Edward Andrews, Harold J. Stone and Spencer Milligan.