Without Warning!
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| Directed by | Arnold Laven |
| Produced by | Arthur Gardner Jules V. Levy |
| Written by | William Raynor |
| Narrated by | Gene Wood |
| Starring | Adam Williams Meg Randall Ed Binns |
| Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Editing by | Arthur H. Nadel |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | May 8, 1952 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Without Warning! is a black-and-white 1952 film noir directed by Arnold Laven. The film is shot in a semidocumentary-style with police procedural voice-over narration in parts. Without Warning! was released commercially for the first time on DVD in 2005. Previously, the film was considered lost and unavailable for viewings.[1]
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[edit] Plot
A quiet gardener living in Los Angeles, California picks up blond women and is murdering them with garden shears. The police attempt to track him down but the man continues to kill. The killer lives in a shack on a hill overlooking Los Angeles (Chavez Ravine).
[edit] Cast
- Adam Williams as Carl Martin
- Meg Randall as Jane Saunders
- Ed Binns as Lt. Pete Hamilton
- Harlan Warde as Police Detective Sgt. Don Warde
- John Maxwell as Fred Saunders
- Angela Stevens as Blonde
- Byron Kane as Police Chemist Charlie Wilkins
- Charles Tannen as Wolf
- Marilee Phelps as Virginia
- Robert Foulk as Wilson, Motel Manager
- Connie Vera as Carmelita
- Robert Shayne as Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
[edit] Critical reception
Film critic Dennis Schwartz liked the film and wrote, "Arnold Laven ...does a solid job helming this serial killer slasher flick. William Raynor scripts it from his own story. It's shot in a semidocumentary style (much like TV's Dragnet), and serves as an entertaining lesser film noir. It's well-paced, taut and the performances are all crisp (especially the one of Adam Williams as the killer)."[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Without Warning! at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Schwartz, Dennis. "Ozus' World Movie Reviews", film review, April 23, 2007. Last accessed: February 7, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Without Warning! at the Internet Movie Database
- Without Warning at AllRovi
- Without Warning at the TCM Movie Database
- Without Warning! at DVD Beaver (includes film stills)
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