"Startling as a scream!"

1942

1h 20m

6.1(36 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Crime

Overview

Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Edward Arnold

Duncan 'Mac' Maclain

Ann Harding

Norma Lawry

Donna Reed

Barbara Lawry

Stephen McNally

Gabriel Hoffman

Katherine Emery

Cheli Scott

Allen Jenkins

Marty

Stanley Ridges

Hansen

Reginald Denny

Stephen Lawry

John Emery

Paul Gerente

Rosemary DeCamp

Vera Hoffman

Creative team

Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
Written by: Guy Trosper
Howard Emmett Rogers
Produced by: Jack Chertok

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