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
Fear No Evil (1969 film) Fear No Evil (1969 film) Fear No Evil (1969) is a made-for-television film. It and "Ritual of Evil" (1970) are unsold pilots for a proposed television series which would have been called "Bedeviled". They starred Louis Jourdan as David Sorrell, a psychologist and authority on the occult who became involved in supernatural investigations. Wilfrid Hyde-White appeared in both films as Sorrell's mentor, Harry Snowden. "Fear No Evil" was based on a short story by Guy Endore. The plot focuses on a young man who dies suddenly after purchasing an antique mirror. The man's widow visits Sorrell but starts to be