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The Killer That Stalked New York

1950 · 79 min

A taut, semi-documentary noir that races through a city in panic, balancing procedural urgency with a doomed woman's descent.

Directed by: Earl McEvoy
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin, William Bishop

Tagline: One Woman Brings Terror to 8,000,000 People!
Overview: In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, 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.

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Directed by: Earl McEvoy
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin, William Bishop

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
survival
betrayal
guilt
isolation
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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