Follow Me Quietly (1949)

Synopsis: The sound of a woman pacing back and forth in the nighttime rain punctuates the opening credits for FOLLOW ME QUIETLY. She enters a bar and gets the once-over from a departing customer. However,... The sound of a woman pacing back and forth in the nighttime rain punctuates the opening credits for FOLLOW ME QUIETLY. She enters a bar and gets the once-over from a departing customer. However, she's not merely a streetwalker but a journalist--although Lieutenant Harry Grant (William Lundigan) clearly doesn't think that's much better. Grant and Art Collins (Jeff Corey) are on a case, pursuing the Judge, a serial killer who righteously strangles his victims. The journalist, Ann Gorman (Dorothy Patrick), is looking for a sensational story. She's in luck--the Judge strikes again. FOLLOW ME QUIETLY is a taut, 59-minute thriller--one in a series made by director Richard Fleischer early in his career. When the police construct a dummy to help identify the Judge, Fleischer produces a moment of genuine frisson--the dummy is slumped in a chair when, unseen by the police, it suddenly moves. FOLLOW ME QUIETLY is also notable for the acerbic performance by Corey--one of the great American supporting actors (LITTLE BIG MAN, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID)--and for the climax, shot on location, when the police finally confront the Judge. [More]

Starring: William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey, Nestor Paiva

Starring: William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey, Nestor Paiva, Charles D. Brown, Paul Guilfoyle, Edwin Max

Director: Richard Fleischer

Director: Richard Fleischer
Producer: Herman Schlom
Screenwriter: Lillie Hayward
Story: Anthony Mann, Francis Rosenwald
Composer: Leonid Raab

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