Mr. Matches

(1953)

★ 6.1 IMDb · 38 votes

Genres: Thriller

Year: 1953

Runtime: 30 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Роберт Маллиган

Cast: Уоррен Стивенс, Генри Джонс, Eleanor Wilson, Bert Thorn, Archie Smith, Arthur Marlowe, Donny Harris

Plot

An arsonist-for-hire dubbed "Mr. Matches" has been been torching buildings all around the city. Bernard Frank, head of the fire bureau, knows who he's looking for because he's spotted in the crowd at each of his jobs admiring his work. To catch "Mr. Matches" in the act, the department has an ex-con hire him to take down a building they're monitoring. His capture becomes personal after Frank's son is killed in one of the arsonist's fires.