new york city newspaper reporter compete for news item on a serial killer who target young woman . disappointingly awkward drama from revere director fritz lang and here take an oddly conventional approach to the story and scenario and completely ignore the suspenseful possibility . of course and it a newspaper drama not a serial killer thriller and but lang general workman like feel doesn not give the narrative any urgency . vincent price be appropriately and amusingly snide and snivel a the inherited owner of the newspaper while dana andrew be typically solid a a prize win columnist and but other performance fail to ignite . from .