The read
It runs a compact 1h 2m.
Synopsis
A seemingly charitable soup kitchen operator (who moonlights as a criminology professor) uses his Bowery mission as a front for his criminal gang. Police attempt to close in on the gang as they commit a series of robberies, murders and bizarre experiments on corpses.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerald SchnitzerScreenplay
- Wallace FoxDirector
- Edward J. KayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bela LugosiProf. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner
- John ArcherRichard Dennison
- Wanda McKayJudy Malvern
- Tom NealFrankie Mills
- Vince BarnettCharley
- Anna HopeMrs. Brenner
- John BerkesFingers Dolan
- J. Farrell MacDonaldCapt. Mitchell
- Dave O'BrienDet. Pete Crawford
- Lucille VanceMrs. Malvern
- Lew KellyDoc Brooks
- Wheeler Oakman"Trigger" Stratton
Stills
Themes
social workerescaped convictmurderback from the deadpolice detectivepolice raidcriminologisthidden roompoverty rowsoup kitcheninner city lifewanted killer