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The Prowler Overview:

The Prowler (1951) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Joseph Losey and produced by Sam Spiegel.

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The Prowler (1951): a Jealous Husband Film Noir

By Judy on Jul 25, 2023 From Cary Grant Won't Eat You

Most film noirs are cautionary as well as bad luck tales. But there’s a particular type that seems to be created by untrusting husbands and wives, the “you’ll be sorry if you cheat” noir. The most memorable for many of us are Fatal Attraction (1987) for the disloyal husband, ... Read full article

Day 13 of Noirvember: Webb Garwood in The Prowler (1951)

By shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2021 From Shadows and Satin

Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on another cop who’s not exactly on the up and up – Webb Garwood in The Prowler (1951). WHAT’S THE PROWLER ABOUT? Beat cop Webb Garwood (Van Heflin) investigates the report of a prowler at the home of Susan Gilvray (Evelyn Keyes). Although Susan i... Read full article

The Prowler (1951)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2017 From 4 Star Films

The whole thing turned on a freak accident. You’ve got to believe that Susan. The Prowler doesn’t waste a moment of time with its opening credits as we are privy to a woman shrieking from within her bathroom. Why is fairly obvious. There’s a voyeuristic prowler on the loose and th... Read full article

The Prowler (1951)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2017 From 4 Star Films

The whole thing turned on a freak accident. You’ve got to believe that Susan. The Prowler doesn’t waste a moment of time with its opening credits as we are privy to a woman shrieking from within her bathroom. Why is fairly obvious. There’s a voyeuristic prowler on the loose and th... Read full article

The Prowler: Review

By Annmarie Gatti on Jul 26, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

“So I’m no good, but I’m no worse than anybody else.” Film gris, noir’s politically apt little brother, typically goes undiscussed within the genre’s wider worldview. Granted, it’s far less sexy than a private eye picture or a femme fatale flick, but gris, a term co... Read full article

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The Prowler Facts
Producer John Huston was, at the time, married to lead actress Evelyn Keyes. The picture was originally conceived as a star vehicle for her.
The producer credit is for S.P. Eagle, who is, in actuality, producer Sam Spiegel, who co-produced the film along with an uncredited John Huston, under their Horizon Pictures banner.
The radio announcer heard throughout the film is actually the voice of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who wrote the film under the pseudonym, Hugo Butler.
Novelist James Ellroy ("L.A. Confidential", "The Black Dahlia") once called this his favorite film and described it as "a masterpiece of sexual creepiness, institutional corruption and suffocating, ugly passion."
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