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The Killer That Stalked New York

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In New York, Sheila Bennet (Evelyn Keyes) and her spouse, Matt Krane (Charles Korvin), are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual who is infecting the city with smallpox. When the cops discover that Sheila has the virus, they team up to find and quarantine her as she continues to unwittingly pass her sickness on to others.

Critics Reviews

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 08/24/2024
Let’s just say after COVID — I use the word “after” very loosely — Earl McEvoy’s pandemic thriller “The Killer That Stalked New York” hits a bit differently. Go to Full Review
Bosley Crowther New York Times 09/29/2007
2.5/5
Unfortunately, the script of Harry Essex, based on a factual magazine piece, has a bad tendency to ramble and to confuse two separate hunts. And the performances of the principal characters, while adequate, have little punch. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 03/12/2021
2.5/4
...[a] satisfying piece of work that couldn't possibly be more relevant in 2021. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 04/05/2011
C+
A second-tier film noir of the 1950s Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Seanax.com 02/07/2010
... it plays as a kind of low-budget retake on Panic in the Streets and Earl McEvoy spends more time with the officials than with the crooks, who are far more interesting. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/24/2007
C
There's not much in the way of thrills or surprises in this minor film noir. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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nick s 12/10/2023 A little like a classic disaster movie, the movie struggled to dump information on the audience in an organic way. It used exposition and narration, which came at the cost of immersion. It's a shame because the acting and sets were good. See more 02/08/2021 With the Covid virus making most of us more sensitive to the vast killing potential of a pandemic, this 1950 movie about a Smallpox outbreak in New York is especially dramatic now more than 70 years later. My problem with the film is the lack of a captivating lead for the role of Dr. Ben Wood. William Bishop is the actor entrusted with the role and he simply fails to pierce through as he tries to track down the carrier of the disease (well played by Evelyn Keyes). Even his nurse (Dorothy Malone) fends off his advances. He's just too dull. See more deke p 07/03/2020 very timely now during WuFlu pandemic, about a SMALLPOX pandemic threatening NYC, USA & the worl. Never heard of until saw on the movie channel 7.2.2020. See more stu b 09/19/2018 Call this one an overcooked piece of public health propaganda. When diamond smuggler Evelyn Keyes returns to New York from Cuba, she's carrying with her a lot more than just a handful of sparklers; she's also been infected with smallpox, and soon--waxen-faced and wobbly--she's spreading it to everyone around her. As citizens drop like flies, and the police and health departments try desperately to track down the source of the plague (even as they attempt to inoculate everyone in the city--no small task), her sleazy, two-timing, partner-in-crime husband carries out nefarious plans of his own. With its overly earnest doctors, flummoxed nurses, and laughably ubiquitous (and completely unnecessary) voice-over narration, it's quite an experience. For fans of cinematic oddities only. See more 09/16/2018 Good old fashioned supsense. See more 07/10/2015 a fair to good film noir involving smugglers and a small pox epidemic good noir lighting to See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In New York, Sheila Bennet (Evelyn Keyes) and her spouse, Matt Krane (Charles Korvin), are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual who is infecting the city with smallpox. When the cops discover that Sheila has the virus, they team up to find and quarantine her as she continues to unwittingly pass her sickness on to others.
Director
Earl McEvoy
Producer
Robert Cohn
Screenwriter
Harry Essex
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 1, 1950, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 9, 2010
Runtime
1h 19m
Sound Mix
Mono