Kid Glove Killer

First-time feature director Fred Zinnemann’s first scene, after several years making shorts for MGM, efficient framing as we meet the newly elected mayor (Samuel S. Hinds) and his adviser, lawyer Ladimer (Lee Bowman), then crime kingpin Matty (John Litel), in the programmer Kid Glove Killer, 1942.

Taking the investigation into their own hands, directed by Fred Zinnemann in his feature debut, pathologist McKay (Van Heflin) and assistant Jane (Marsha Hunt) try out their clues on suspects, chef Spyro (Leon Belasco) and crook Stacy (Paul Fix), in MGM’s Kid Glove Killer, 1942.

Director Fred Zinnemann introduces two of his three top-billed stars, Van Heflin as pathologist McKay and Marsha Hunt as his brainy beautiful assistant Jane, discussing the murder of the newly elected D-A, and visited by Jerry (Lee Bowman), who’s been appointed to prosecute, in Kid Glove Killer, 1942.

Director Fred Zinneman made his feature film debut with this CSI-style story with Van Heflin combing for clues to solve the murder of a reform mayor.