Fingers at the Window
DANGER AT NIGHTFALL!
1942 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Charles Lederer |
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| Writer: | Rose Caylor, Lawrence P. Bachmann |
| Staring: |
| In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 22, 1942 |
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| Director: | Charles Lederer |
| Writer: | Rose Caylor, Lawrence P. Bachmann |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | nurse, police, murder, ax |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lew Ayres | Oliver Duffy |
| Laraine Day | Edwina 'Eddie' Brown |
| Basil Rathbone | Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle |
| Walter Kingsford | Dr. Cromwall |
| Miles Mander | Dr. Kurt Immelman |
| Charles D. Brown | Police Inspector Gallagher |
| Cliff Clark | Police Lieutenant Allison |
| James Flavin | Police Lieutenant Schaeffer |
| Russell Gleason | Ogilvie |
| William Tannen | Devlan |
| Mark Daniels | Haguey |
| Bert Roach | Krum |
| Russell Hicks | Dr. Chandley |
| Charles Wagenheim | Fred F. Bixley |
| Robert Homans | Officer O'Garrity |
| Iris Adrian | Babe Stanton (uncredited) |
| Margaret Bert | Mrs. Geversar (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | Theater Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Robert Bradford | Whistles 'Over the Rainbow' (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Dr. Shepherd (uncredited) |
| Milton Parsons | Jarvis J. Banhoff (uncredited) |
| Eddie Buzard | Tall Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Bobby Callahan | Small Newsboy (uncredited) |
| George M. Carleton | Meeting Chairman (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Bill (uncredited) |
| Mary Currier | Miss Hewitt (uncredited) |
| Leslie Denison | Paul (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | Jim (uncredited) |
| Jules Cowles | Crazy Man at the Clinic (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited) |
| William Lally | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Dick Midgley | Police Driver (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Belasco | Fat Man (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Bird Man (uncredited) |
| Jerry Maren | Small Boy (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Cabbie with Cat (uncredited) |
| George Ovey | Old Man with Telegram (uncredited) |
| Edna Holland | Clinic Nurse (uncredited) |
| Edwin Stanley | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) |
| Hooper Atchley | Ambulance Doctor (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parker | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
| Rand Brooks | Young Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ernie Alexander | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Gardner | Reporter (uncredited) |
| James Millican | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mahlon Hamilton | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Wally Cassell | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Lester Dorr | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Arthur O'Connell | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Police Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Frances Rafferty | Clinic Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Joe Yule | Citizen (uncredited) |
| King Baggot | Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Count Stefenelli | Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Cliff Danielson | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Frank Whitbeck | Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited) |
| Ray Teal | Police Car #12 Driver (uncredited) |
| David Tihmar | Dance Teacher (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rose Caylor | Story, Screenplay |
| Lawrence P. Bachmann | Screenplay |
| Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Original Music Composer |
| George Boemler | Editor |
| Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Bert Spurlin | Assistant Director |
| William Ferrari | Art Direction |
| Leonid Raab | Orchestrator |
| Charles Mandell | Technical Advisor |
| Charles Lederer | Director |
| Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Irving Starr | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Trending Position
The folks in the Windy City are gripped with fear after the discovery of the latest body - another victim of a brutal axe murderer. Now those watching know a little about just who is behind these crimes - we certainly recognise his voice, so maybe there's not so much jeopardy on that front. What we ... do have, though, is quite an intriguing little mystery. By pure chance, "Oliver" (Lew Ayres) is strolling the street one night when he thinks he sees someone following "Edwina" (Laraine Day). He alerts a cop and that's that? Well not quite as she lets out a squeal and next thing the two of them are in cahoots trying to find out just who is behind these heinous crimes, and trying to discover why have they alighted on her as next for the chop. It helps that "Oliver" is a between jobs actor so can turn his hand to a few scenarios as they begin to piece together the puzzle - and that puts them even more into harms way, big style. I did quite like the sinister premiss here, mingling an hint of science with a plot that's quirky and at times quite clever - even if the ending is rather obvious and rushed. Ayres joins in enthusiastically and works well with Day and it's an enjoyable eighty minutes. This way madness lies? Well, perhaps not!