The Prowler (1951)
- Directed by
- Joseph Losey
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 96 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police officer begins an affair with a married woman and secretly plots to kill her husband. The story follows his scheme and its consequences.
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What happens
The Prowler is a 1951 American thriller film noir directed by Joseph Losey from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, starring Van Heflin and Evelyn Keyes. The film is about a police officer (Heflin) who plots to kill the husband of a married woman he's having an affair with (Keyes), without her knowledge. The film was co-produced by Sam Spiegel and an uncredited John Huston. As Dalton Trumbo had been blacklisted, the screenplay was credited on original release to his friend, screenwriter Hugo Butler, as a front. The Prowler was released by United Artists on May 25, 1951. It received positive reviews from critics, with Eddie Muller describing it as one of the best noirs of the era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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