Academy Awards, USA 1953
| Nominated Oscar | Best Writing, Motion Picture Story Edna Anhalt Edward Anhalt |
Columbia Pictures
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Arthur Franz has problems with women, lots of problems, and randomly shoots them from rooftops. His backstory is only hinted at, and the film would have been stronger if it were explored. Instead, Kramer is more interested in painting a sympathetic picture of the killer from his point of view: women are rude, manipulative and sleazy, the police mock petty sex criminals in a line up, and the general public makes arbitrary comments like "he should be killed". The final frame of the film is very telling.
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