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An unemployed actor in Chicago aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of axe murders, apparently committed by a "lunatic".An unemployed actor in Chicago aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of axe murders, apparently committed by a "lunatic".An unemployed actor in Chicago aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of axe murders, apparently committed by a "lunatic".
Iris Adrian
- Babe Stanton
- (uncredited)
Ruth Alder
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLew Ayres changed his military status from "conscientious-objector" to "non-combatant" in April 1942 causing great consternation at M-G-M, which already re-shot the "Dr Kildare" film he had just completed, removing him from the cast completely. By the time this film was released, the furor had died down and it opened without incident. In fact, one reviewer noted the business was brisk, possibly because of Ayres' honesty and courage in jeopardizing his movie career for the sake of his principles.
- GoofsWhen Oliver Duffy is shoved onto the elevated railroad track, there's enough space between the railroad ties for him to jump down. But when seen from below as he's clinging to one of the ties, there's no room for anyone to jump through. The ties are just inches apart.
- Quotes
Edwina Brown: It was in Paris that I first saw through men.
Oliver Duffy: Oh, they're most transparent there.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Pulp Cinema (2001)
- SoundtracksOver the Rainbow
(1939) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Whistled by Lew Ayres (whistling dubbed by Robert Bradford)
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Axe mentality
There is an axe murderer on the loose and Laraine Day (Edwina) is the next target. Lew Ayres (Oliver) provides the romance despite being a bit of a twit.
We get some tense moments at the beginning of the film involving Laraine Day but Lew Ayres has quite a creepy aspect to his character and this isn't helped by the storyline. The story is pretty stupid. For example, Day returns to her apartment after meeting Ayres ONCE and doesn't freak out by the fact the he's waiting inside for her. He's in her apartment FFS! Err .I think most people would be freaked out by that. The plot has dumb moments like that so you have to just watch it without thinking about it. And this includes the ending which seems a bit rushed and devoid of any kind of imagination. We also don't get enough of Basil Rathbone.
My only encounter with an axe murderer came when I hitch-hiked from Hull to Glastonbury in the 1980s. A friend and I got a lift from this aggressive nutter guy in a van who was on his way to a motorbike convention in Wakefield. My friend and I were both terrified of him and were glad to be dropped off at our next stop. Alive. That was proper scary. And he was definitely some kind of biker Hell's Angel weirdo who had done sinister things. He had a collection of axes in the back of his van. Trust me, an axe murderer is terrifying.
Unfortunately, this film went in the wrong direction and chose humour over suspense. Shame. It's OK, though.
We get some tense moments at the beginning of the film involving Laraine Day but Lew Ayres has quite a creepy aspect to his character and this isn't helped by the storyline. The story is pretty stupid. For example, Day returns to her apartment after meeting Ayres ONCE and doesn't freak out by the fact the he's waiting inside for her. He's in her apartment FFS! Err .I think most people would be freaked out by that. The plot has dumb moments like that so you have to just watch it without thinking about it. And this includes the ending which seems a bit rushed and devoid of any kind of imagination. We also don't get enough of Basil Rathbone.
My only encounter with an axe murderer came when I hitch-hiked from Hull to Glastonbury in the 1980s. A friend and I got a lift from this aggressive nutter guy in a van who was on his way to a motorbike convention in Wakefield. My friend and I were both terrified of him and were glad to be dropped off at our next stop. Alive. That was proper scary. And he was definitely some kind of biker Hell's Angel weirdo who had done sinister things. He had a collection of axes in the back of his van. Trust me, an axe murderer is terrifying.
Unfortunately, this film went in the wrong direction and chose humour over suspense. Shame. It's OK, though.
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- Oct 8, 2015
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- $320,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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