“To the Police--Stop Me--Find Me and Stop Me--I'm Going to Do it Again”
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.
Arthur Franz
Eddie Miller
Adolphe Menjou
Frank Kafka
Gerald Mohr
Joe Ferris
Marie Windsor
Jean Darr
Frank Faylen
Anderson
Richard Kiley
James G. Kent
Mabel Paige
Landlady
Marlo Dwyer
May Nelson
Geraldine Carr
Checker
Carl Benton Reid
Liddell
The Sniper is a crime, thriller film released in 1952 exploring themes of sniper, san francisco, california, nightclub, film noir, b movie, sniper rifle. Directed by Edward Dmytryk, it stars Arthur Franz, Adolphe Menjou, Gerald Mohr. Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.
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