Police seek a smuggler while doctors, unaware she's the same person, desperately comb unprotected New York for a smallpox carrier.
Run Time
USA:79 min, USA:76 min (Encore-Mystery Library Print)
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Genre
Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Language
English
Keyword
Smallpox, Doctor, Smuggler, New York, Virus
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Black and White
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
The Killer That Stalked New York is a 1950 black-and-white film noir starring Evelyn Keyes. The film, shot in a semi-documentary style, is about diamond smugglers who unknowingly start a smallpox outbreak in the New York City of 1947. It is based on the real threat of a smallpox epidemic in the city the previous year. The story is taken from a Cosmopolitan magazine article.
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