---
title: 'Kid Glove Killer (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Zinnemann'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 74
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kid-glove-killer-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034941/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kid Glove Killer (1942)

1942 · 74 min · Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Kid Glove Killer is a 1942 American crime film, starring Van Heflin as a forensic scientist investigating the murder of a mayor. The B film, the feature-length directorial debut of Fred Zinnemann, was an expanded version of the 1938 Crime Does Not Pay short subject "They're Always Caught".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-zinnemann)
- **Screenplay:** [John C. Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-higgins)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Snell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-snell)
- **Producer:** [Jack Chertok](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-chertok)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Vogel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-vogel)
- **Editor:** [Ralph E. Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-e-winters)

## Cast

- [Nella Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nella-walker)
- [Marsha Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/marsha-hunt)
- [Samuel S. Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-s-hinds)
- [Ava Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ava-gardner)
- [John Litel](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-litel)
- [Van Heflin](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-heflin)
- [Lee Bowman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-bowman)
- [Eddie Quillan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-quillan)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/kid-glove-killer-1942
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