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The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)Police seek a smuggler while doctors, unaware she's the same person, desperately comb unprotected New York for a smallpox carrier. Director:Earl McEvoy |
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Title: The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
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Sheila Bennet
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Charles Korvin | ... |
Matt Krane
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William Bishop | ... |
Dr. Ben Wood
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Alice Lorie
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Lola Albright | ... |
Francie Bennet
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Barry Kelley | ... |
Treasury Agent Johnson
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Carl Benton Reid | ... |
Health Commissioner Ellis
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Ludwig Donath | ... |
Dr. Cooper
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Art Smith | ... |
Anthony Moss
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Sid Bennet
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Mayor of New York
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Connie Gilchrist | ... |
Belle - the Landlady
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Dan Riss | ... |
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Harry Shannon | ... |
Police Officer Houlihan
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Sheila Bennett returns to New York from Cuba, carrying $40,000 worth of smuggled diamonds...and smallpox, which could start a devastating epidemic in the unprotected city. Treasury agent Johnson loses her but keeps doggedly on the trail; while Public Health doctor Wood searches in vain for the unknown person spreading the deadly disease far and wide. Meanwhile, the increasingly ill Sheila is only concerned with her faithless husband Matt, who plans to abscond with the diamonds... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 December 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Matt Krane: I've got the stones.
Sheila Bennet: You're not going anywhere, Matt. You're not going anywhere again.
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The suspect Sheila is described to the police as being 5 feet, 4 inches, but when the bulletin is sent out on the teletype, it is given as 5 feet, 2 inches. See more »Quotes
Sheila Bennet: I've been waiting for you Matt.Matt Krane: I've got the stones.
Sheila Bennet: You're not going anywhere, Matt. You're not going anywhere again.
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In this crackerjack noir thriller from Columbia which is a combination of Panic In The Streets and The Naked City, Evelyn Keyes is unknowingly The Killer That Stalked New York. Evelyn who smuggled some stolen jewels into the country from Cuba also smuggled in smallpox. It gets misdiagnosed by doctor William Bishop and when they do find out what it is the hunt is on for her.
For most of the film the Treasury Department is also hunting Keyes, but for the smuggled jewels. It's not until nearly the end of the film that the health department and law enforcement realize they're looking for the same woman.
Evelyn's on a mission also. Her husband Charles Korvin has left her flat, the unkindest cut of all being that he was fooling around with her sister while she was in Cuba collecting the gems and contracting smallpox. When Lola Albright as her sister commits suicide over the whole affair, Evelyn's on a mission, get Korvin or die trying. And that's not an idle threat given the situation.
The film was mostly shot in New York like The Naked City and its cast is sprinkled liberally with a lot of familiar names and faces. Keep an eye out for good performances by Connie Gilchrist as Evelyn's unsympathetic landlady, Jim Backus as a shifty club owner, and Art Smith as Korvin's fence.
A real sleeper in the noir category, don't miss it if broadcast.