Kid Glove Killer (1942)
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Kid Glove Killer is an expanded remake of They're Always Caught (1938), a 2-reel entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Van Heflin stars as criminologist Gordon McKay, at present investigating the murder of of reform mayor Daniels (Samuel S. Hinds). What the audience knows,… More Kid Glove Killer is an expanded remake of They're Always Caught (1938), a 2-reel entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Van Heflin stars as criminologist Gordon McKay, at present investigating the murder of of reform mayor Daniels (Samuel S. Hinds). What the audience knows, but McKay doesn't, is that the the culprit is district attorney Gerald Ladimer (Lee Bowman), ostensibly a crusader against organized crime. Thickening the plot is the fact that McKay and Ladimer are rivals for the affections of McKay's pretty lab assistant Jane Mitchell (Marsha Hunt). The question: Will McKay be able to piece together the fragmentary clues in his forensic lab before Ladimer is able to strike again? An excellent example of MGM's "B" unit at the height of its powers, Kid Glove Killer served as the feature-film directorial debut of Fred Zinnemann, who obviously was destined for bigger things. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fred Zinnemann
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 17, 1942 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
One of those moderately-budgeted programmers that appear at long intervals to rise far above the level intended.
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Theodore Strauss, New York Times
A first-rate job all round.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fred Zinnemann's feature debut, a neat, unpretentious and really rather enjoyable whodunit about the hunt for the killer of the town's crusading mayor.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A terrific debut film for both Van Heflin and for Fred Zinnemann in the director's chair.
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, Film4
The taut plot is well served by the style of documentary fiction Zinnemann applied to a few of his earlier films.
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Cast
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Van Heflin
as Gordon McKay
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Marsha Hunt
as Jane Mitchell
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Lee Bowman
as Gerald I. Ladimer
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Samuel S. Hinds
as Mayor Daniels
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Cliff Clark
as Capt. Lynch
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Eddie Quillan
as Eddie Wright
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John Litel
as Matty
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Catherine Lewis
as Bessie Wright
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Nella Walker
as Mrs. Daniels
- James Flavin
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Ava Gardner
as Car Hop
