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Without Warning!

Without Warning!

1952Movie⏱️ 1h 17mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirThriller
6.6
IMDB Rating
723 votes

Quiet, unobtrusive LA citizen Carl Martin picks up look-alikes for his estranged blonde wife and murders them with garden shears.

Director
Arnold Laven
Writers
N/A
Stars
Adam Williams, Meg Randall, Edward Binns
Release Date
May 8, 1952
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 30
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Adam Williams
Adam Williams
as Carl Martin
Meg Randall
Meg Randall
as Jane Saunders
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
as Lt. Pete Hamilton
Harlan Warde
Harlan Warde
as Police Detective Sgt. Don Warde
John Maxwell
John Maxwell
as Fred Saunders
Angela Stevens
Angela Stevens
as Blonde
Byron Kane
Byron Kane
as Police Chemist Charlie Wilkins
Charles Tannen
Charles Tannen
as Wolf
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Marilee Phelps
as Virginia
Robert Foulk
Robert Foulk
as Wilson--Motel Manager

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Chavez Ravine, Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Allart Productions

🏷️ Keywords

serial murdermurderessnewspaper headlinegardnerlie

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Without Warning! (1952)
by MartinTeller2012-01-03
8/10

"Like THE SNIPER and HE WALKED BY NIGHT, this film follows both the police and the serial killer they're trying to catch. And it lives up to that standard of quality. As usual, the procedural elements are the weakest parts, with nice attention to detail but rather dry and routine (the corny voice-over, the forensic evidence, the false confessions, the rounding up of the usual suspects, the psychological profiling, the dead-end leads and near misses). But the film absolutely shines when dealing with the killer. Adam Williams (recognizable as the baby-faced baddie from NORTH BY NORTHWEST) is..."

💡 Did You Know?

Marilee Phelps, who plays Virginia, the undercover policewoman whom Carl (Adam Williams) takes on the long ride, was Adam Williams' wife at the time this movie was made. Lee Phelps, the uncredited actor who plays "Doc," the police coroner, was Marilee Phelps' father (and Adam Williams' father-in-law).

📖 Synopsis

Quiet, unobtrusive LA citizen Carl Martin picks up look-alikes for his estranged blonde wife and murders them with garden shears.