Footsteps in the Night (1957)
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Genres - Crime, Mystery | Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller, Detective Film | Run Time - 62 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NRShare on
Synopsis by Hal Erickson
"Wild Bill" Elliot once again plays diligent police lieutenant Boyle in Footsteps in the Night. This time, Doyle investigates the murder of a friend, who was killed shortly after a high-stakes card game. The principal suspect is Henry Johnson (Douglas Dick), who was heavily in debt to the dead man. But Doyle finally deduces not only the identity of the actual killer (it's a real surprise!) but the misguided motivations that led to the crime. Much of the film was lensed just outside the studios of Allied Artists, fomerly Monogram and currently the home of Los Angeles' PBS outlet.
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clue, copper, detective, friendship, gambling, investigation, killing, motel, murder, police, private-detective, station, tracking [following], worker
