 Exotic dancer Virginia Wilson (Anita Ekberg) sees a man get shot moments after he tries to knife her in a shower (two years before "Psycho"), so she goes to Dr. Greenwood (Harry Townes) a psychiatrist for therapy. He falls in love with her and takes over her life, although she insists on continuing her career at the El Madhouse nightclub. The club s tough owner is none other than Gypsy Rose Lee who plays  Gypsy  and sings an incredibly bad song ("Put the Blame on Mame") when Virginia is late one night. The traumatized Virginia is suspected of a series of murders. Each victim had purchased a contorted sculpture of a woman called the Screaming Mimi, which was created by her step-brother Charlie (Romney Brent) who was also responsible for shooting her attacker. It s up to a handsome columnist Bill Sweeny (Philip Carey) to figure it all out. Featuring Vaughn Taylor (who later played Marion Crane s boss Mr. Lowery in "Psycho").