Mr. Matches

Mr. Matches — 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.

• Release date
• January 13, 1953
• Runtime
• 30 min
• Genres
• Thriller
• Director
• Robert Mulligan

Mr. Matches — Cast

Warren Stevens Bernard Frank Henry Jones Mr. Matches

E

Eleanor Wilson Betty Frank

B

Bert Thorn McBride

A

Archie Smith Weasel

A

Arthur Marlowe Wilson

D

Donny Harris Joey Frank