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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:
Franz's return of the invisible man (w/out the laughs) more (27 total)

Cast

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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
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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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Referenced in America's Sweethearts (2001) more

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Franz's return of the invisible man (w/out the laughs), 6 March 2006
Author: jkholman from Whaleyville, VA

I was fortunate enough to not only find this on e-bay, but secure a viewable copy. Finally got around to watching it last night. I did not connect the actor Arthur Franz (in the credits) with the face until the opening scenes in the film, but immediately made a connection. This is the same guy from Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man. And he was just a little creepy in that comedy (which I like a lot). With that, I knew Franz was going to be excellently cast as the sick young man(I got the film to get another look at Marie Windsor). This is a very well done story and the violent scenes are not dated (you try making an effective film with the production codes and social conventions from 1952, Mr. Know-it-all), but detached and cold. This one drives the point home. And while Arthur Franz did not get an Oscar nomination (maybe he did not deserve one), he could have the satisfaction of knowing he turned in a solid performance.

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