'Lady in Cement' is the middle chapter in Frank Sinatra's "Detective Trilogy" of the late 1960's, proceeded by 'Tony Rome' and followed by 'The Detective'. Miami based PI Tony Rome discovers the body of a beautiful blond woman, her feet encased in cement, while scuba diving; this provids him entry into a rambling plot featuring organized crime, cross dressing, lost Spanish galleons, the beautiful Raquel Welch and the husky Dan Blocker. Sinatra has some good lines and it's neat to see 1960's Miami, but there is little to care about in this mediocrity. Surprisingly it's Blocker who gives us the most interesting performance in the movie, everyone else feels real pat, but he surprises. Easily the weakest film of the three, a critical and box office disappointment. **
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