Kid Glove Killer

In the thirties, before noir was invented but after talkies arrived, there was an amazing period of experimentation, especially in the mystery. It wasn't settled enough to have conventions yet, except that the bad guy was usually brought to justice.The... Full review

Van Heflin is a forensics man trying to solve a couple of murders in "Kid Glove Killer," a 1942 MGM film also starring Marsha Hunt and Lee Bowman. As in "The Grand Central Murder," it's Heflin's performance that puts this... Full review

This low-budget MGM crime flick is surprisingly entertaining. The best way to enjoy it is to suspend what you know about today's film-making and settle into a more innocent time when plots—like the movies themselves—were in black and white, when... Full review

(Slight Spoilers) Intelligent little murder drama where were shown who the murderer is even before he murders his victim. Working for the election of Richard Daniels, Samuel S. Hinds, for mayor of Chatsburg crusading lawyer and crime-fighting, that's a laugh,... Full review

The title hints at something possibly more provocative – kinkier – than what the movie is. It has one foot in the fast-paced stories of urban corruption and crime of the 1930s, the other in the more disillusioned, skeptical world... Full review

This film is a reverse mystery.....not a who dunnit for the audience...instead how do they catch who dunnit. Lee Bowman, with his little pimp mustache, is a slick assistant to the soon to be blown to smithereens mayor and appears... Full review

Zinnemann's first film is definitely a B feature. Any movie that has Van Heflin as the lead and Lee Bowman and Marsha Hunt in support has got to be a B. (Hunt was later to fall afoul of anti-communist forces... Full review

In Zinneman's directorial debut, as in most of his films, the emphasis is on the interaction among human minds, souls, emotions, words, and actions. Forensic pathologist Heflin tries to clear accused killer Quillan from being railroaded by radio cop Lee... Full review

The category for this movie might be 'mystery', the plot however certainly isn't. Within the first five minutes of the film you found out that Jerry is corrupt and you meet McKay, the man who'll certainly solve the crime. This... Full review

A pleasant cast, lead by the wonderful Marsha Hunt, makes this small mystery thriller lots of fun. Nothing deep, but it shows detective work not often seen in these 1930's-40's movies (although a staple of current TV shows.) Probably just... Full review

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Kid Glove Killer is an expanded remake of They're Always Caught (1938), a 2-reel entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Van Heflin stars as criminologist Gordon McKay, at present investigating the murder of of reform mayor Daniels (Samuel... ... Full Article