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Director:
Charles Lederer
Writers:
Rose Caylor (story)
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Genre:
Action | Adventure | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
DANGER AT NIGHTFALL! (original poster - all caps) more
Plot:
The City of Chicago is gripped by an Axe Murderer. The streets are empty at night as there has been six murders and six people have been caught... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Neat, little known mystery thriller... more (5 total)

Cast

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Lew Ayres ... Oliver Duffy
Laraine Day ... Edwina 'Eddie' Brown
Basil Rathbone ... Cesar Ferrari, alias Dr. H. Santelle
Walter Kingsford ... Dr. Cromwall
Miles Mander ... Dr. Kurt Immelman
Charles D. Brown ... Police Inspector Gallagher
Cliff Clark ... Police Lieutenant Allison
James Flavin ... Police Lieutenant Schaeffer
Russell Gleason ... Ogilvie - Reporter
William Tannen ... Devlan - Reporter
Mark Daniels ... Haguey - Reporter
Bert Roach ... Krum - Reporter
Russell Hicks ... Dr. Chandley - Speaker at the Conference
Charles Wagenheim ... Fred F. Bixley
Robert Homans ... Officer O'Garrity
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Iris Adrian ... Babe Stanton (uncredited)
Ruth Alder ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander ... Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Ash ... Theater Stage-Manager (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley ... Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
William Bailey ... Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco ... Fat Man (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ... Mrs. Geversar - Dr. Santelle's Maid (uncredited)
Robert Bradford ... Whistles 'Over the Rainbow' (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ... Dr. Shepherd (uncredited)
Rand Brooks ... Young Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Buzard ... Tall Newsboy (uncredited)
Bobby Callahan ... Small Newsboy (uncredited)
George M. Carleton ... Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
Wally Cassell ... Photographer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Bill - Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Jules Cowles ... Crazy Man at the Clinic (uncredited)
Mary Currier ... Miss Hewitt - Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Cliff Danielson ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Leslie Denison ... Paul, at Santelle's house (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Photographer (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn ... Policeman outside Clinic (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... Bird Man (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ... Reporter (uncredited)
Rudy Germaine ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Citizen (uncredited)
Edna Holland ... Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
John Ince ... Minor Role (uncredited)
William Lally ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Policeman (uncredited)
Jerry Maren ... Small Boy (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... Cabbie with Cat (uncredited)
Dick Midgley ... Police Driver (uncredited)
James Millican ... Reporter (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Jim - an Actor (uncredited)
Arthur O'Connell ... Photographer (uncredited)
George Ovey ... Old Man with Telegram (uncredited)
Eddie Parker ... Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Milton Parsons ... Jarvis J. Banhoff - First Axe-Murderer (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ... Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Frances Rafferty ... Clinic Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Extra in Audience at Meeting (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley ... Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Ray Teal ... Police Car #12 Driver (uncredited)
David Tihmar ... Dance Teacher (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Joe Yule ... Citizen (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Lederer 
 
Writing credits
Rose Caylor (story)

Rose Caylor (screenplay) and
Lawrence P. Bachmann (screenplay)

Produced by
Irving Starr .... producer
 
Original Music by
Bronislau Kaper 
Daniele Amfitheatrof (uncredited)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (uncredited)
Lennie Hayton (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Charles Lawton Jr.  (as Charles Lawton)
Harry Stradling Sr.  (as Harry Stradling)
 
Film Editing by
George Boemler 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Howard Shoup (gowns) (as Shoup)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Spurlin .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
William Ferrari .... associate art director
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
 
Other crew
Robert Bradford .... whistling double: Lew Ayres for "Over the Rainbow" (uncredited)
Dr. Charles Mandell .... technical advisor (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #8102) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Lew Ayres changed his military status from "conscientious-objector" to "non-combatant" in April 1942 causing great consternation at M-G-M, which already reshot the "Dr Kildare" film he had just completed, removing him from the cast completely. By the time this film was released, the furor had died down and it opened without incident. In fact, one reviewer noted the business was brisk, possibly because of Ayres' honesty and courage in jeapardizing his movie career for the sake of his principles. more
Soundtrack:
Over the Rainbow more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Neat, little known mystery thriller..., 14 May 2001
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

Any story about an axe murderer on the loose has to be taken seriously--and this one is no exception, especially since it is given some film noir ambience in lighting, sets and photography--and has Basil Rathbone as the master mind of all the villainy.

Laraine Day and Lew Ayres (usually cast in the Dr. Kildare series) are the stars of this well made B-film that played the lower half of double-bills when released in 1942. They both move capably through a story that mixes romance, humor and suspense--although much of what happens stretches credibility a bit. Attempts on Laraine Day's life provide a few genuine thrills in this somewhat creepy tale about an actor (Lew Ayres) and a society girl (Day) on the trail of a serial killer being masterminded by sinister Basil Rathbone who uses hypnotism to carry out his plans.

Although a minor mystery, it has some chilling moments thanks to the intensity of Rathbone's acting and some atmospheric night scenes with the heroine being menaced and stalked on rainy streets by a killer.

This is just one of the films discussed in my career article on LARAINE DAY that appears in the current Spring 2001 issue of FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE.

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