Here comes 'da' judge, a serial killer who only attacks during downpours, strangling those he has judged to be less than moral in a society he feels deserves to have the gavel brought down upon it. He leaves behind just enough evidence to confound the detectives, determined to locate him before the mercury rises again. To aid the search, detective William Lundigan creates a dummy model, which he adds details to every time another clue is dropped into his lap. Magazine writer Dorothy Patrick is initially a thorn in his side, but he can't help but later involve her when he realizes how important this story is to her.
This clever and tense film noir isn't about who it is, but why and how the culprit's train of death is stopped. Clues leads to waitresses, landlords and crazies who claim to be the killer, and eventually a gripping conclusion that rivals the same year's "White Heat" in its use of a confrontation in a power plant. The film is superbly edited with enough dark photography to keep it gripping for its tight hour-long running time. This shows that the bottom of the bill could be more exciting and ultimately more satisfying than the top of the bill "A" feature.
This clever and tense film noir isn't about who it is, but why and how the culprit's train of death is stopped. Clues leads to waitresses, landlords and crazies who claim to be the killer, and eventually a gripping conclusion that rivals the same year's "White Heat" in its use of a confrontation in a power plant. The film is superbly edited with enough dark photography to keep it gripping for its tight hour-long running time. This shows that the bottom of the bill could be more exciting and ultimately more satisfying than the top of the bill "A" feature.