Bela Lugosi, 1941 - 1956

 

"The Killer That Stalked New York"

 

A couple of years ago, I caught the 1950 movie The Killer That Stalked New York on Turner Classic Movies.  It's about the 1947 smallpox outbreak that surfaced in New York City.  As far as film noir "thrillers" from the 1950s go, it's a pretty good movie.  Since seeing it, I've been hunting the April 1948 Cosmopolitan article upon which the movie is based.  I'm happy to report that, at long last, I've been able to locate a copy of it.  It's reproduced here in the next 13 blog entries.  (Note that double-clicking on a given image will allow the reader to view the entire image on the screen.)

 

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"Smallpox: The Killer That Stalked New York" (1 of 13)

"Smallpox: The Killer That Stalked New York" (2 of 13)

"Smallpox: The Killer That Stalked New York" (3 of 13)

"Smallpox: The Killer That Stalked New York" (4 of 13)

"Smallpox: The Killer That Stalked New York" (5 of 13)