Charles Korvin was: 42. Released 1950. Police seek a smuggler while doctors, unaware she's the same person, desperately comb unprotected New York for a smallpox carrier. Temporarily Out of Stock Online. Showing all 3 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Summaries. April 02, 2013. Harsher in Hindsight: Dr. Wood's Imagine Spot of New York City as a Ghost Town (the result of failing to contain the smallpox outbreak) is eerily prescient of what the streets of New York City would look like during the 2020 lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The Killer That Stalked New York. In 1950, you can see the beginnings of the fear in something THE KILLER THAT STALKED NEW YORK, the title itself conjuring the image of a serial-murderer on the loose. The premise behind The Killer That Stalked New York (shouldn’t it be Who?) William Bishop Dr. Ben Wood. Charles Korvin Matt Krane. The film, shot on location and in a semi-documentary style, is about diamond smugglers who unknowingly start a smallpox outbreak in the New York City of 1947. Dorothy Malone Alice Lorie. The Killer That Stalked New York (also known as Frightened City) is a 1950 film noir starring Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin, Dorothy Malone. The fear of mass death is legitimate of course, and this film captures that dread, that sinking feeling that something could be happening right now that could mean the end of us all. The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) Plot. Police seek a smuggler while doctors, unaware she's the same person, desperately comb unprotected New York for a smallpox carrier. Lola Albright Francie Bennet. Evelyn Keyes stars as a smuggler sick with Smallpox trying to pass off some hot diamonds while infecting everyone she meets. 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. The Killer That Stalked New York. Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. Distributor Columbia Pictures. is almost beyond goofy. Ship This Item — Temporarily Out of Stock Online. Release Date: 1950-10-06 (70 years ago) Evelyn Keyes Sheila Bennet. 20.99 Out Of Stock Overview. Dorothy Malone was: 25. ‎The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) directed by Earl McEvoy • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd Based on the Cosmopolitan story about a real-life health crisis, Earl McEvoy directs this uniquely noirish thriller from a script by Harry Essex. The Killer That Stalked New York then becomes a two-pronged chase: The Customs officials chase Sheila Bennet to try to retrieve the diamonds and arrest her, while the Department of Health mobilizes its forces to try to find the "carrier". Killer That Stalked New York available in DVD. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual who is infecting the city with smallpox. Evelyn Keyes was: 33. THE KILLER THAT STALKED NEW YORK, screen play by Harry Essex, based on a Cosmopolitan Magazine article by Milton Lehman; directed by Earl McEvoy; produced by Robert Cohn for Columbia. The movie mixes one part film noir and one part medical thriller and… I mean, I don’t even know what to say about the story. Audience Reviews for The Killer That Stalked New York Mar 18, 2010 Overly earnest in the 50's way with Keyes as a modern Typhoid Mary and many … William Bishop was: 32. , Earl McEvoy directs this uniquely noirish thriller from a script by Harry.... 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