The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Leonid RaabOriginal Music Composer
- Richard FleischerDirector
- Lillie HaywardWriter
Cast
- William LundiganHarry Grant
- Dorothy PatrickAnn Gorman
- Jeff CoreyPolice Sgt. Art Collins
- Nestor PaivaBenny
- Charles D. BrownPolice Insp. Mulvaney
- Paul GuilfoyleOverbeck
- Edwin MaxCharlie Roy aka The Judge
- Frank FergusonJ.C. McGill
- Marlo DwyerWaitress
- Archie TwitchellDixon (as Michael Branden)
- Douglas SpencerPhony Judge
- Maurice CassBook store proprietor
Stills
Themes
mannequinrainfilm noirserial killerb moviestranglerpolice shootoutpower plantfemale reporterpolice procedural