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
Stage Struck (1958 film) Stage Struck (1958 film) Stage Struck is a 1958 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Susan Strasberg and Christopher Plummer in his film debut. The screenplay, by Augustus and Ruth Goetz, is based on the stage play "Morning Glory" by Zoë Akins, which also served as the basis for the 1933 film "Morning Glory" which starred Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Adolphe Menjou in corresponding roles. New Englander Eva Lovelace, an ingenue intent on conquering the Broadway stage, is willing to sacrifice everything, including her love for suave producer Lewis Easton, to achieve her