Kid Glove Killer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: April 17, 1942 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

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80
The New York Times
On its own modest level, "Kid Glove Killer" is a first-rate job all round. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A terrific debut film for both Van Heflin and for Fred Zinnemann in the director's chair. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Fred Zinnemann's feature debut, a neat, unpretentious and really rather enjoyable whodunit about the hunt for the killer of the town's crusading mayor. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Kid Glove Killer is one of those moderately-budgeted programmers that appear at long intervals to rise far above the level intended. Spotlight shines brightly on Van Heflin in the lead. His skillful timing and delivery of lines holds interest in many sequences that might easily have crumbled in less capable hands. Read full review
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