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March 1951 (USA)
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In this Americanization of the 1931 German thriller, both the police and the criminal underworld stalk a mysterious killer who preys on small children. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | David Wayne | ... | Martin W. Harrow |
 | Howard Da Silva | ... | Inspector Carney |
 | Martin Gabel | ... | Charlie Marshall, crime boss |
| Luther Adler | ... | Dan Langley |
| Steve Brodie | ... | Lt. Becker |
 | Raymond Burr | ... | Pottsy |
| Glenn Anders | ... | Riggert |
 | Norman Lloyd | ... | Sutro |
| Walter Burke | ... | MacMahan |
| John Miljan | ... | Blind Baloon Vendor |
| Roy Engel | ... | Police Chief Regan |
| Janine Perreau | ... | The Last Little Girl |
| Leonard Bremen | ... | Lemke, thug left behind in Bradbury Bldg. (as Lennie Bremen) |
| Benny Burt | ... | Jansen, drunk thug outside Bradbury Bldg. |
| Bernard Szold | ... | Bradbury Bldg. Watchman |
| Robin Fletcher | ... | Elsie Coster |
| Karen Morley | ... | Mrs. Coster |
 | Jim Backus | ... | The Mayor |
| Jorja Curtright | ... | Mrs. Stewart |
| Frances Karath | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Fred Aldrich | ... | Sam (uncredited) |
| Madge Blake | ... | Police Station Witness (uncredited) |
 | Ewing Miles Brown | ... | (uncredited) |
| Lonnie Burr | ... | Child Victim (uncredited) |
| Virginia Farmer | ... | Harrow's Landlady (uncredited) |
 | Alvin Hammer | ... | Father (uncredited) |
| John Indrisano | ... | (uncredited) |
 | Sherry Jackson | ... | Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Tiny Jones | ... | Woman in Mob (uncredited) |
| Tom Kennedy | ... | Hood (uncredited) |
 | Norman Leavitt | ... | Harry Greer - Bistro Patron (uncredited) |
| Muriel Maddox | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | ... | Man in Mob (uncredited) |
| William Newell | ... | Detective Questioning Blonde About License Plate (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | ... | Man in Mob (uncredited) |
| Stanley Prager | ... | Police Detective (uncredited) |
| Jack Roper | ... | Man in Mob (uncredited) |
 | William Schallert | ... | Rorschach Test Subject (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | ... | Cop (uncredited) |
| Peter Virgo | ... | Harry Dennis, Jaywalker (uncredited) |
| Ray Walker | ... | Detective (uncredited) |
| Dick Wessel | ... | Policeman Ticketing Jaywalker (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | ... | Onlooker (uncredited) |
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| Joseph Losey | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Leo Katcher | scenario revisions | |
| Fritz Lang | scenario (uncredited) | |
| Norman Reilly Raine | scenario revisions | |
| Waldo Salt | additional dialogue | |
| Thea von Harbou | scenario (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Harold Nebenzal | .... | associate producer | |
| Seymour Nebenzal | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michel Michelet | |||
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| Ernest Laszlo | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Edward Mann | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Martin Obzina | |||
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| Edward R. Robinson | (as Ray Robinson) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ted Larsen | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Ben Hersh | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert Aldrich | .... | assistant director | |
| Jack R. Berne | .... | second second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Leon Becker | .... | sound | |
| Mac Dalgleish | .... | sound re-recordist | |
Music Department | |||
| Bert Shefter | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| John Hubley | .... | production layout | |
| Robert H. Justman | .... | production assistant | |
| Don Weis | .... | script supervisor | |
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- Columbia Pictures (1951) (USA) (theatrical)
- Darker Images Video (2005) (USA) (VHS)
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Germany:86 min (Berlin Film Festival) | USA:88 min
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Referenced in Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque (2004)See more »
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Saw this movie last night for the 1st time. I was impressed with whole remake of the original except the VHS video picture quality was quite poor!! I hope they hurry up and get this in a DVD format with clearer, sharper images!! The acting of David Wayne as the "baby killer" was great as was Howard DeSilva's "chainsmoking" police investigator and Martin Gabel's crime boss, and look closely for Raymond Burr's tough talking "goon" who is following orders from the crime boss. Really great overall performances from all involved also including Steve Brody, John Miljan (as blind man....where are all the women in this picture except the children!! No leading actress was featured. Photography on location with excellent use of the moving camera was really eye-filling!!! The fat, laughing lady and those floating balloons were part of the tension and irony. Great movie!!