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6.0/10 • 5

1942-03-031h 10m

ThrillerMysteryCrime

A Shriek Of Death - As The Sleek Nocturnal Prowler STRIKES Again!

The police arrest a man climbing over the wall of a cemetery after midnight. He claims that he is being blackmailed and is following instructions he received by mail to leave $1000 on a certain grave. It turns out that he's not the only one who got a blackmail letter from the same person--calling himself "The Black Panther"--and it also turns out that all the recipients are connected to an opera company.

Directors
William Beaudine
Editors
Fred Bain

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  1. Sidney Blackmer

    Sidney Blackmer

    Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

  2. Rick Vallin

    Rick Vallin

    Anthony 'Tony' Abbot (as Ricki Vallin)

  3. Byron Foulger

    Byron Foulger

    Everett P. Digberry

  4. Herbert Rawlinson

    Herbert Rawlinson

    District Attorney Bill Dougherty

  5. Lynn Starr

    Lynn Starr

    Miss Spencer

  6. Barry Bernard

    Barry Bernard

    Capt. Edgar Walters / Frank Galloway

  7. Trude Rosen

    Trude Rosen

    Nina Politza

  8. Thornton Edwards

    Thornton Edwards

    Enrico Lombardi

  9. John Ince

    John Ince

    Police Captain Mike Flynn

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CinemaSerf

Jun 26, 2022

6/10

As cheap and cheerful B-features go, this is actually quite quickly paced and entertaining. It all centres around wig-maker "Digberry" (Byron Foulger) who is apprehended up to no good in a cemetery after hours. His explanation makes little sense to the police officer - he is being blackmailed by the mysterious "Panther" into leaving $1000 on the graveyard of one of his aunts. Turns out that he is not the only recipient of such a letter - many of his friends have also, and this leaves Police Commissioner "Thatch" (Sidney Blackmer), and his sidekick "Abbott" (Rick Vallin) to try to get to the bottom of things. The story is a bit far-fetched, but Foulger is on quite good form as the plot offers intrigues from the operatic to a bit of skull-wiggery, and it passes 70 minutes effortlessly. The ending is a bit obvious, but still - it shows what can be done with a tiny budget if the story is decent and the performances are too.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
cemeteryblackmailmurder