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Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Writers:
Edna Anhalt (story)
Edward Anhalt (story)
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Release Date:
9 May 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Hungrily, he watched her walk down the street...and then he squeezed the trigger! more
Plot:
Apparently rejected by women all his life, a loner with a high-power rifle starts on a trail of murder... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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(2 articles)
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User Comments:
Superb study of psychotic killer and the race to subdue him more (27 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Adolphe Menjou ... Police Lt. Frank Kafka
Arthur Franz ... Edward 'Eddie' Miller

Gerald Mohr ... Police Sgt. Joe Ferris
Marie Windsor ... Jean Darr

Frank Faylen ... Police Insp. Anderson
Richard Kiley ... Dr. James G. Kent
Mabel Paige ... Landlady
Marlo Dwyer ... May Nelson
Geraldine Carr ... Checker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Terrell ... Guy with glasses pressing clothes at machine
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #15575) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USA
Company:
Stanley Kramer Productions more

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (2004) (V) more

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Superb study of psychotic killer and the race to subdue him, 9 January 2001
8/10
Author: Arne Andersen (aandersen@landmarkcollege.org) from Putney, VT

This is one of those true gems of a film that remind one of what the medium can accomplish. As we both follow the killer and the police who are trying to catch him, we are fascinated with and sympathetically interested in the man - a rare feat for both a screenwriter and director. Arthur Franz is superb as Andy, the psychologically disturbed misogynistic killer of brunette women. Franz made 56 films from 1948 to 1982 and here gives a superlative performance as the haunted young man. He is unable to deal with rejection and finds it constantly in every interaction with what seems a very hostile world (post-Korean War San Francisco - shot on location). He reaches out for help and is ignored. The film is a plea for tolerance, understanding and prevention of sexually offensive criminology and as such has a most intelligent screenplay. The direction by Edward Dmytryk is top notch and the Cinematography is superbly framed throughout. Shame on the Academy for giving it only a Best Story Oscar Nom - it deserved to be represented for Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography and Score. This is one to seek out and savor. A terrific accomplishment.

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