Badge of Evil Badge of Evil Badge of Evil is a novel written by Whit Masterson (a pseudonym used by the authors Robert Allison “Bob” Wade and H. Bill Miller) and published in 1956. This novel was the basis for the 1958 movie "Touch of Evil", directed by Orson Welles and co-starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh. A man named Rudy Linneker is killed when a mysterious killer blows up his house using a couple of sticks of dynamite. Assistant district attorney Mitch Holt is called to the case as well as police officers Leron McCoy and Hank Quinlan. The pair have gained
The Touch (2002 film) legends say the treasure is buried in order to uncover and protect the treasure that her ancestors had sworn to keep safe. The action culminates in a climactic sequence set in the booby-trapped subterranean Buddhist temple. The film was generally panned by critics for its cliched storyline and primitive visual effects. The Touch (2002 film) The Touch (; literally: "The Legend of the Heavenly Pulse" or "The Legend of the Heavenly Mountain Range") is a 2002 Hong Kong action/adventure martial arts film directed by "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" cinematographer Peter Pau and starring Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin and Richard Roxburgh.