Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.
Direction
Losey's shadow-drenched LA locations reimagine German expressionism
Acting
David Wayne's whistling psychopath — charming until it chills
Director
Joseph Losey
David Wayne
Martin W. Harrow
Howard Da Silva
Inspector Carney
Martin Gabel
Charlie Marshall
Luther Adler
Dan Langley
Steve Brodie
Police Lt. Becker
Raymond Burr
Pottsy
Glenn Anders
Riggert
Norman Lloyd
Sutro
Walter Burke
MacMahan
John Miljan
Blind Baloon Vendor
Janine Perreau
The Last Little Girl
Leonard Bremen
Lemke (as Lennie Bremen)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Losey was blacklisted shortly after; this was his last Hollywood film before exile to Europe.
The 'M' motif — Martin, murder, mob, morality — Losey makes it American where Lang made it Weimar.
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