Lew Ayres
Oliver Duffy
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Fingers at the Window: Directed by Charles Lederer. With Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone, Walter Kingsford. An unemployed actor in Chicago aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of axe murders, apparently committed by a "lunatic".
- (1.1K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Charles Lederer
- 1942-09-15
Actor Oliver Duffy ( Lew Ayres) is walking home after his play has closed, and sees the man shadowing her; he intervenes and escorts her home. The man with the axe tries to get in her window; Oliver keeps watch on the fire escape outside her window all night, preventing another attempt near dawn.
Mar 1, 2022 · During a spree of axe murders in Chicago, Oliver (Lew Ayres) sees a sinister figure following Edwina (Laraine Day), and escorts her home. As he keeps watch, Oliver spots the man with an axe and tries to catch him to claim a reward. Initial release: April 22, 1942. Director: Charles Lederer.
- 80 min
- 370
- radioannouncer
MGM's mystery-thriller Fingers at the Window (1942) stars Lew Ayres as a young Chicagoan who suspects that a series of ax murders in his city are being committed by people under the spell of an evil hypnotist.
- Charles Lederer, Bert Sperlin
- Lew Ayres
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Six people have been murdered with axes in Chicago and, in each case, the killer has been caught and found to be a raving lunatic. Oliver Duffy, an unemployed actor, sees a sinister figure following Edwina Brown and he escorts her safely home.
Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone. Romance and ruthlessness, murders and maniacs in this mystery-packed thriller. So read the tagline for Fingers at the Window. Fear has gripped the city of Chicago. A series of grisly, yet apparently random, murders have been committed by different killers.
