Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Writers:

John C. Higgins (story)
Allen Rivkin (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

April 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

First feature film from director Fred Zinneman is a snappy little "B" feature that features Van Heflin...

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Rowboat | Restaurant | Reformer | Radio Broadcasting

Cast

Van Heflin	...	Gordon McKay
Marsha Hunt	...	Jane Mitchell
Lee Bowman	...	Gerald I. Ladimer
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Mayor Daniels
Cliff Clark	...	Captain Lynch
Eddie Quillan	...	Eddie Wright
John Litel	...	Matty
Cathy Lewis	...	Bessie Wright (as Catherine Lewis)
Nella Walker	...	Mrs. Daniels

Also Known As:

Along Came Murder (USA) (working title)
Then There Were Two (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Sweden:15 | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:Approved (PCA #8051) | Australia:PG

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names, if any): Connie Gilchrist (Mrs. Harrison Chetwode), Naomi Childers (Miss Huser), Mary Currier (Manager), Charles Wagenheim (Martin), 'Florence Wright' (Saleslady), Harry Strang and Ted Oliver. Childers was apparently replaced by May McAvoy.

Movie Connections:

Follows They're Always Caught (1938)

Satisfying programmer

A pleasant cast, lead by the wonderful Marsha Hunt, makes this small mystery thriller lots of fun. Nothing deep, but it shows detective work not often seen in these 1930's-40's movies (although a staple of current TV shows.) Probably just what people were looking for in the early days of the war.