Summary
A killer hides out in a small-town boarding house.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 47
IMDb6.0
Audience score30%
Running time
1 h 2 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −40 min on the typical 102
typical 10262Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 137 countries
+127Released
1948
October 15, 1948
78 years ago
Genres
MysteryThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more12 people
- Charles RussellHarold Dunlap
- Mary Beth HughesJean Maxwell
- Dale BeldingMike Bennett
- Billy HouseMcFee
- Fritz LeiberDr. Valonius
- Nana BryantMrs. Mitchell
- Lee PatrickRuth Bennett
- Roscoe AtesWillie
Eddie ParksBarney
Eve MillerMarie Kembar
Bert StevensTrain Passenger (Uncredited)- BRBuck RussellTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Lew Landers Director
- Mary Chaffee Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Jerome T. Gollard Screenplay
Production · 4
- Richard B. Morros Executive Producer
- Walter Shenson Producer
- Samuel Rheiner Producer
- Bernard McEveety Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Allen G. Siegler Director of Photography
- Sam Rosen Camera Operator
- Stax Graves Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Fred R. Feitshans Jr. Editor
Sound · 4
- Leon Klatzkin Original Music Composer
- William Randall Sr. Sound Recordist
- Emil Newman Music Director
- Elmer Raguse Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- William Ferrari Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Loretta Bickel Hairstylist
- Paul Stanhope Makeup Artist
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