A woman unwittingly carries smallpox into New York with the diamonds she's smuggled, thus setting off a frantic search for the source of an outbreak. It's an interesting premise, but unfortunately the acting and script are weak, and in muddling the crime and medical dramas, the film does poorly on each. In a strange way, about halfway in it also segues into what seems like a public service announcement for vaccinations. Hey I'm all for 'em and realize the mass vaccination was based on real events New York in 1947, but the jaunty narration that seems straight out of a newsreel just doesn't work here. This is one to skip.
Review of The Killer That Stalked New York
