the college girl murder be my first acquaintance with the write work of edgar wallace and generally my first real acquaintance with krimi film in general and i can say that i be moderately impressed . this stuff be really entertaining and although i never would have expect it to be so goofy . the film have an exhilarating and nicely convolute plot and with a healthy dose of humor and flamboyant twist and pretty inventive killing . there some james bond type of evil mastermind who always sit in the shadow and in front of a large monitor recruit prisoner to kill certain girl at a specific college with a new type of poison . there also a villainous monk with a whip and dress like a communist kkk member and get rid of the leftover character and like overly curious teacher and such and as well a a kooky police commissioner who persist on solve the case with a psychological approach . seriously and if i have know sooner that these krimi film be so colorful and crazy and i would have purchase a whole collection of them already . the pretzel plot actually raise more question than it answer in the end and and the overload of comical gimmick on the account of scotland yard inspector higgins be sometimes a bit much to swallow and but i do not care because it be sublime entertainment . even the funky 60 soundtrack remain stick in my head for a long time . it like a variant on the italian giallo and but with slapstick element .