An obsessed cop tracks an elusive serial killer who strangles his victims on rainy nights.
The "American Gods" star credits amazing co-stars and killer special effects for his mind-bending performance.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| William Lundigan | ... | Police Lt. Harry Grant | |
| Dorothy Patrick | ... | Ann Gorman | |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Police Sgt. Art Collins | |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Benny | |
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Charles D. Brown | ... | Police Insp. Mulvaney |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Overbeck | |
| Edwin Max | ... | Charlie Roy aka The Judge | |
| Frank Ferguson | ... | J.C. McGill | |
| Marlo Dwyer | ... | Waitress | |
| Archie Twitchell | ... | Dixon (as Michael Branden) | |
| Douglas Spencer | ... | Phony Judge | |
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For six months, a strangler has terrorized the city. Calling himself The Judge, he's a self-appointed destroyer of 'evil' who only strikes on rainy nights. Police Lieut. Harry Grant is obsessed with catching him but has failed so far, despite varied clues. And now Harry is further hampered by attractive tabloid reporter Ann Gorman dogging his footsteps. Compactly crafted film with some effective thrills. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords:
bare chested male | reference to jack the ripper | reference to bluebeard | police partner | police procedural |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 July 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
L'assassin sans visage See more »Filming Locations:
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Police Sgt. Art Collins: Yeah, if he buys his magazines here, he probably lives somewhere nearby.
Police Lt. Harry Grant: Well, we'll check the laundries, poolrooms, markets, saloons.
Police Sgt. Art Collins: It's a cinch. All we have to do is turn the neighborhood upside down, then shake all the buildings until he falls out of one of them.
Police Lt. Harry Grant: Let's start shaking.
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Filmed in only sixteen days. See more »Goofs
Right before Harry takes a shower he is the bathroom putting on a night shirt for bed. Then he closes the door and takes a shower. See more »Quotes
Police Lt. Harry Grant: We struck pay dirt.Police Sgt. Art Collins: Yeah, if he buys his magazines here, he probably lives somewhere nearby.
Police Lt. Harry Grant: Well, we'll check the laundries, poolrooms, markets, saloons.
Police Sgt. Art Collins: It's a cinch. All we have to do is turn the neighborhood upside down, then shake all the buildings until he falls out of one of them.
Police Lt. Harry Grant: Let's start shaking.
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Follow Me Quietly (1949)
*** (out of 4)
Exciting film noir from RKO has a detective (William Lundigan) trying to track down a mysterious killer known as "The Judge". I haven't heard too many film noir lovers mention this film but I found it to be very tense and brilliantly directed. The film only runs 59-minutes but there's a lot of style throughout each one of them. The ending is full of action and some nice suspense. The film runs at a very fast pace and is over before you know it but for the life of me I can't figure out why this film isn't talked about more. Certainly worth checking out if you can catch it on TCM.