Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window
Directed by Charles Lederer
Produced by Irving Starr
Written by Rose Caylor
Lawrence Bachmann
Starring Lew Ayres
Laraine Day
Basil Rathbone
Music by Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography Charles Lawton Jr.
Harry Stradling Sr.
Edited by George Boemler
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
 22 April 1942
Running time
 80 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $320,000[1]
Box office $548,000[1]

Fingers at the Window is a 1942 film directed by Charles Lederer and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[2]

Plot

An axe murderer stalks Chicago. After six murders, the police identify six suspects, all of whom are lunatics not responsible for the crimes. Only one victim, socialite Edwina Brown (Laraine Day), has survived; she was rescued by actor Oliver Duffy (Lew Ayres).

After a second attempt on Edwina, Oliver deduces that the crimes are not random. He believes that someone is hypnotizing different people to commit each murder, but his far-fetched hypothesis leaves the police and Edwina skeptical.

Cast

Reception

Box office

The film made $288,000 in the US and Canada and $260,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $29,000.[1]

Critical

The New York Times wrote, "this intended 'chiller' is decidedly soft and lukewarm,"[3] whereas Leonard Maltin called it an "Entertaining mystery".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .
  2. ↑ "Fingers at the Window (1942)". BFI.
  3. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9406E1DD123AE33BBC4B51DFB2668389659EDE
  4. ↑ "Fingers at the Window (1942) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
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