The Mugger

1958
Rejected
1h 14m

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A police psychiatrist attempts to find a mugger obsessed with the need to seek out lonely women and slash their faces.A police psychiatrist attempts to find a mugger obsessed with the need to seek out lonely women and slash their faces.A police psychiatrist attempts to find a mugger obsessed with the need to seek out lonely women and slash their faces.

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7/10

Early CSI or Quincy MD

Less noir and more procedural crime caper. This one puts a consulting psychiatrist in charge of profiling and leading the investigation of a serial mugger who is terrorizing women and slashing their face. Those who remember Quincy MD will remember why these were compelling stories told from another angle. Deserves a better reputation.

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Trivia
Film debut of George Maharis.

Goofs
When Peter Graham uses the phone in the Grecco house, the shadow of the boom mike appears on the wall above him.

Quotes
[first lines]
[At a police station, two men can be seen in an office. Sitting at a desk is Dr. Pete Graham, and with him is a policeman. This is Sergeant Cassidy]
Sergeant Cassidy: We need good cops, even though you are a psychiatrist now.
Dr. Pete Graham: [looks at a piece of paper on his desk] And this mugging business seems to be right down my alley.
Sergeant Cassidy: Do you think so, huh? Well, let's see how this new science works.
Dr. Pete Graham: First, we'll see how the hold science works. Now, you know what I need. Six cars in the area, two men in each car. I'll take Kelly with me.
Sergeant Cassidy: [nods] You got it.
[the Sergeant turns and begins to leave the office]
Dr. Pete Graham: I'll feed you everything I know as soon as I can
[the Sergeant smiles and nods again before the turns to leave]