He is quickly attracted to Beth Dixon, a switchboard operator and a personal assistant to lodge owner Edmund Parry.

The sheriff's suspects also include guests Norman Grant, a drunken actor, and his ambitious girlfriend, Harriet Ames.

To his shock, David arrives as Beth holds a knife to Julia Parry's bloody throat, claiming to have stabbed her in self-defense.

The movie was based on a story Wanton Murder by South African author Peter Godfrey that was set in the Transvaal.

The Girl in Black Stockings was Van Doren's first film after the birth of her son and her consequent release from Universal.

Variety called it a "welcome addition to the general program market... Richard Landau’s well-developed screenplay has received good direction from Howard W. Koch, and the various technical contributions all measure up.