Without Warning (1952) American Film Noir Crime Film / Adam Williams, Meg Randall, Ed Binns
Without Warning! is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Arnold Laven and starring Adam Williams, Meg Randall, and Ed Binns. The film is shot in a semidocumentary style with police procedural voice-over narration in parts. Without Warning! was first released commercially on DVD in 2005. Initially, it was considered lost and unavailable for viewing.
Plot
A quiet gardener living in Los Angeles, California, who targets and murders blond women with garden shears. Despite the police efforts to track him down, the man continues his killing spree. The killer lives in a shack on a hill overlooking Los Angeles (Chavez Ravine).
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 Janet Collier (Blonde)[2]
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
Lee Phelps as "Doc," the Police Coroner
Arthur Gardner (movie's co-producer) as Jackson, Rapid Transit Cab Co. Driver
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