---
title: 'The Prowler (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Losey'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prowler-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043938/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Prowler (1951)

1951 · 92 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Prowler is a 1951 American thriller film noir directed by Joseph Losey from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, starring Van Heflin and Evelyn Keyes. The film is about a police officer (Heflin) who plots to kill the husband of a married woman he's having an affair with (Keyes), without her knowledge.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Dalton Trumbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalton-trumbo), [Hugo Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-butler)
- **Director:** [Joseph Losey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-losey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lyn Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyn-murray)
- **Producer:** [Sam Spiegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-spiegel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Charles Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-charles-miller)
- **Editor:** [Paul Weatherwax](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-weatherwax)

## Cast

- [Katherine Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/katherine-warren)
- [Madge Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/madge-blake)
- [Robert Osterloh](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-osterloh)
- [George Nader](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-nader)
- [Evelyn Keyes](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-keyes)
- [John Maxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-maxwell)
- [Herbert Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-anderson)
- [Dalton Trumbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalton-trumbo)
- [Louise Lorimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lorimer)
- [Van Heflin](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-heflin)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prowler-1951
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