''Scorpions and Miniskirts'' or ''Chinos y minifaldas'' or ''Death on a Rainy Day'' is a 1967 Italian/Spanish/West German

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comedy action

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shot in New York, Hong Kong, Paris and in studios in Rome and Madrid. Directed by Ramón Comas, the film stars

Adrian Hoven Adrian Hoven (18 May 1922 – 28 April 1981) was an Austrian actor, producer and film director. He appeared in 100 films between 1947 and 1981. He was born in Wöllersdorf, Austria as ''Wilhelm Arpad Hofkirchner'' and died in Tegernsee, We ...

who co-produced the film with his partner Pier Andrea Caminneci in the second film of their Aquila Film Enterprises. The film also stars Barth Warren in his film debut and George Wang; a Chinese actor playing an Oriental mastermind. The film was written by Keith Luger, the

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of prolific Spanish

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Michael Oliveros Tovar (1924–1985); the film being his first screenplay.

Plot

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type pair of French secret agents from the Strategic Investigation Bureau investigate the death of an agent in Hong Kong who sent a bottle of perfume to Paris. The pair uncover a plot by Dr. Kung, a

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type Chinese mastermind and his secret society of the Red Scorpion. Dr Kung seeks to start a third world war by injecting the brain of the United States

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with

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that will cause him to do Dr. Kung's bidding.

Cast

... Paul Riviere *Barth Warren ... Bruno Nussak *

Gérard Landry Landry Fernand Charles Marrier de Lagatinerie (16 October 1912 – 18 September 1999), known professionally as Gérard Landry, was an Argentine actor. He began acting in 1932 with his first movie ''Mirages de Paris'', acted for over fifty ye ...

... Commander Fernion *Teresa del Río ... Sonia Bellford *

Claudia Gravy Claudia Gravy (born 12 May 1945) is a Spanish nationalized actress born as Marie-Claude Perin in Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo when it was the Belgian Congo. Career Claudia has lived in Madrid since 1965, when she made her debut in the ...

... Shantung *Lilia Neyung ... Leila Wong *Karin Feddersen ... Françoise Moreau * George Wang ... Dr. Kung *Josyane Gibert ... Pamela *

Wolfgang Preiss Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 – 27 November 2002) was a German theatre, film and television actor. The son of a teacher, Preiss studied philosophy, German, and drama in the early 1930s. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schle ...

... Dr. Angus Cromwell

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* {{IMDb title, id =0062801, title=Death on a Rainy Day 1967 films Spanish spy comedy films German spy comedy films Italian spy comedy films Italian buddy comedy films 1960s spy comedy films Films scored by Piero Umiliani Films shot in Paris Films shot in Hong Kong Films shot in New York City 1960s buddy comedy films 1967 comedy films 1960s Italian films 1960s German films West German films