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The Prowler

Joseph Losey
USA      92 m.
Synopsis

Losey’s first incursion to film noir, with a movie written by the legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. As dictated by the rules of the genre, this is a murky tale of obsessive love and crimes: police officer Webb Garwood starts an illicit affair with a married woman who reports a prowler in the vicinity of her home. Now he only has to get rid of her bothersome husband. Webb soon comes up with a sinister plan to commit the perfect crime.

Director
Joseph Losey
Screenplay
Hugo Butler, Dalton Trumbo
Production
Eagle Productions, Horizon Pictures
S. P. Eagle [Sam Spiegel], John Huston, Samuel Rheiner
Photography
Arthur Miller
Edition
Paul Weatherwax
Music
Lyn Murray
Cast
Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell, Katharine Warren, Emerson Treacy
Running Time
92 m.
Country
USA
Year
1951
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