Kid Glove Killer
Crime under the microscope. Introducing Police chemist Gordon McKay.
1942 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
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| Writer: | Allen Rivkin, John C. Higgins |
| Staring: |
| Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 17, 1942 |
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| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
| Writer: | Allen Rivkin, John C. Higgins |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Van Heflin | Gordon McKay |
| Marsha Hunt | Jane Mitchell |
| Lee Bowman | Gerald I. Ladimer |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Mayor Daniels |
| Cliff Clark | Captain Lynch |
| Eddie Quillan | Eddie Wright |
| John Litel | Matty |
| Cathy Lewis | Bessie Wright |
| Nella Walker | Mrs. Daniels |
| Robert Blake | Boy in Car (uncredited) |
| Leon Belasco | Chris Spyro - Cook (uncredited) |
| Margaret Bert | Miss Huser - Mayor's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Eugene Borden | Pierre - Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Roy Brent | Suspect (uncredited) |
| George M. Carleton | Taggart - Third Politician (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Rosson - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited) |
| Ken Christy | Police Chief Spencer (uncredited) |
| Mark Daniels | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Paul Fix | Allison Stacy (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Keenan - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited) |
| Howard Hickman | Clemence - First Politician (uncredited) |
| Al Hill | Henchman Collecting from Eddie (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Forsythe - Second Politician (uncredited) |
| William Lally | Mack - Detective (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Jack Sterling | Steve - Detective (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Novak - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited) |
| Ava Gardner | Car Hop (uncredited) |
| George Lloyd | Joe 'Bulge' Salinas (uncredited) |
| Ernie Alexander | Truck Driver Eating at Eddie's (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | Card Player in Montage (uncredited) |
| Brandon Beach | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Hugh Chapman | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Kit Guard | Restaurant Customer (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | Truck Driver Eating at Eddie's (uncredited) |
| John Ince | Card Player in Montage (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Newspaper Reader in Montage (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Last Voter and News Reader (uncredited) |
| Thomas Murray | Policeman Arresting Eddie (uncredited) |
| George Noisom | Special Delivery Messenger (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Tom Quinn | Newspaper Reader in Montage (uncredited) |
| Jack Woody | Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Duke York | Card-Playing Henchman (uncredited) |
| Jeff York | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Fred Zinnemann | Director |
| Allen Rivkin | Screenplay |
| Paul Vogel | Director of Photography |
| David Snell | Original Music Composer |
| Ralph E. Winters | Editor |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Duke York | Stunt Coordinator |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |
| Jack Woody | Stunts |
| John C. Higgins | Story, Screenplay |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Jerry Bresler | Unit Manager |
| Hayes Goetz | Assistant Director |
| Randall Duell | Assistant Art Director |
| Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Additional Music |
| Lennie Hayton | Additional Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Chertok | Producer |
| Dore Schary | Executive Producer |
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