Edge of Doom is a 1950 black-and-white film noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, and Joan Evans. Plot The story concerns a young mentally disturbed man, Martin Lynn (Farley Granger), who goes on a rampage after his sick mother dies. One of his main targets is the Catholic Church which, in addition to slighting him when his mother needed a priest, refused to bury his father years earlier because he committed suicide. The man, blaming the environment he lives in, takes revenge on his cheap boss, a mortician and a Catholic priest, Father Kirkman (Harold Vermilyea), who refuses to give his poor mother a big funeral. He begins by killing the hard-line priest who slighted him by beating him with a heavy crucifix. Later, a young priest, Father Roth (Dana Andrews), suspects the young man, who has been arrested for another crime, of the killing. Cast Dana Andrews as Father Thomas Roth Farley Granger as Martin Lynn Joan Evans as Rita Conroy Robert Keith as Lieutenant Mandel Paul Stewart as Craig Mala Powers as Julie, Martin's girlfriend Adele Jergens as Irene, Craig's girlfriend John Ridgely as 1st Detective Douglas Fowley as 2nd Detective Harold Vermilyea as Father Kirkman Mabel Paige as Mrs. Pearson Ellen Corby as Mrs. Jeanette Moore Robert Karnes as George, a Priest narrated to Reception Critical response When the film was released, the staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review, writing, "A grim, relentless story, considerably offbeat, gives some distinction to Edge of Doom. It is played to the hilt by a good cast and directed with impact by Mark Robson." The New York Times wrote, "Robson's direction gives flashes of high tension to the film, for he has made effective use of street scenes and noises and has skillfully reflected the oppressive atmosphere of poverty and squalor, but his actors run more to types than to real people." Awards Wins National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: NBR Award - Top Ten Films; 1950. References External links 1950 films 1950 drama films American black-and-white films Film noir Films based on American novels Films directed by Mark Robson Films scored by Hugo Friedhofer Samuel Goldwyn Productions films American drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films