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6.9/10 • 125

1956-04-191h 40m

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Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

Directors
Fritz Lang
Editors
Gene Fowler Jr.

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  1. Dana Andrews

    Dana Andrews

    Edward Mobley

  2. Rhonda Fleming

    Rhonda Fleming

    Dorothy Kyne

  3. George Sanders

    George Sanders

    Mark Loving

  4. Howard Duff

    Howard Duff

    Lt. Burt Kaufman

  5. Thomas Mitchell

    Thomas Mitchell

    John Day Griffith

  6. Vincent Price

    Vincent Price

    Walter Kyne

  7. Sally Forrest

    Sally Forrest

    Nancy Liggett

  8. John Drew Barrymore

    John Drew Barrymore

    Robert Manners

  9. James Craig

    James Craig

    "Honest" Harry Kritzer

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
new york cityfilm noirserial killerblack and whitenewspaper man