In a busy, urban police precinct, zealous detective Kirk Douglas relentlessly, even violently persecutes a doctor suspected in the deaths of several women who sought abortions. Warned against his excesses, he persists in his hate-filled pursuit of perceived evil, calling into question the feasibility and even the survivability of his method. Director William Wyler's pitched drama eloquently casts Douglas as a tragic hero, done in by hubris.
DCP, b/w, 104 min. DIR: William Wyler. SCR: Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler. CAST: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O’Donnell.
