Follow Me Quietly
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Follow Me Quietly is a semidocumentary style film from 1949, focusing on the hunt for a lone serial killer.
Plot
A mysterious killer, known only as "The Judge", kills anyone he considers worthless. Detective Harry Grant (Lundigan) is assigned to track him down. With just a handful of clues, Grant constructs a faceless dummy to help his men conduct their investigation.Police finally break the case after receiving an important clue. Finally, after cornering the killing during a chase on the catwalks of a refinery, the killer is revealed to be a middle-aged man whose cruel disposition and unattractive appearance lead him to become "The Judge."
Memorable scene
According to critics and film noir fans, the scene possibly best remembered, though illogical, finds the detective talking to the dummy, created to help track down the killer, in his office at the police station. In the end we found out it is the actual killer.Reaction
Film writers Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward comment that "Fleischer's direction is direct, the dialogue tough, and the characters of the film infused with proper noir sensibilities. Follow Me Quietly is patterned in the mold of He Walked by Night.[#endnote_book1]Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Lundigan | Police Lt. Harry Grant |
| Dorothy Patrick | Ann Gorman |
| Jeff Corey | Police Sgt. Art Collins |
| Nestor Paiva | Benny |
| Charles D. Brown | Police Insp. Mulvaney |
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