Fear

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Peter Cookson, Anne Gwynne, and Warren William in Fear (1946)

In this Americanized retelling of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, a medical student--broke, hungry and desperate for money--murders a loan shark to whom he owes money. After the killing, ... Read allIn this Americanized retelling of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, a medical student--broke, hungry and desperate for money--murders a loan shark to whom he owes money. After the killing, he's tormented by guilt over what he's done. A police captain, who's convinced the student... Read allIn this Americanized retelling of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, a medical student--broke, hungry and desperate for money--murders a loan shark to whom he owes money. After the killing, he's tormented by guilt over what he's done. A police captain, who's convinced the student committed the crime but can't prove it for lack of evidence, plays on the young man's gui... Read all

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Re-titled and edited to less than thirty minutes, after having been previously telecast as a feature film, this was re-sold to television in the early 1950s as part of a syndicated half-hour mystery show.

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After Larry Crain kills the professor, he goes to the door when he hears the two students outside, and the chain latch is closed. He then returns to the desk to retrieve the ash tray, and, when he goes back to the door to go out, the chain latch is now open.

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Featured in Movies at Midnight: Fear (1954)

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Fear of having no money

Peter Cookson (Larry) is a student who needs money – his college fees and rent need paying and he can't do it. He goes to College Professor Francis Pierlot (Prof Stanley) who moonlights as a loan shark to help him out. Pierlot keeps all his money in his apartment in a safe and he's also a pretty unpleasant character. Is he unpleasant enough to be murdered? Yeah, probably.but will his attacker get away with things

This film zips along and keeps us watching as to whether a crime will go unpunished and things are done in a suspenseful manner. Unfortunately, the ending doesn't quite live up to expectations so view this film as a bit of fun. You'll see what I mean.