The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
85 audience votes
Key crew
- George RosenerScreenplay
- Robert TaskerScreenplay
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Earl BaldwinScreenplay
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lionel AtwillDr. Jerry Xavier
- Fay WrayJoanne Xavier
- Lee TracyLee Taylor
- Preston FosterDr. Wells
- John WrayDr. Haines
- Harry BeresfordDr. Duke
- Arthur Edmund CareweDr. Rowitz
- Leila BennettMamie
- Robert WarwickCommissioner Stevens
- George RosenerOtto, Dr. Xavier's Butler
- Willard RobertsonDetective O'Halloran
- Thomas E. JacksonDaily World Editor
Stills
Themes
new york cityexperimentfull moonmorguemad scientistreporterseries of murderspre-codescalpel