He challenges Lagana to "pinch-hit" for his "boy" - his strong-arm protector, before suddenly leaving.To kill Carlos with crushing pain caused by screeching sound vibrations, Freddy joyfully and sadistically scraped his razor-fingered glove against a magical chalkboard until Carlos' nose and ear canals bled when blood vessels burst - and his pulsating, expanded head exploded(# 1 death).) Independent producer Stanley Kramer and director Edward Dmytryk (one of the original blacklisted "Hollywood Ten" and director ofMurder, My Sweet (1944)andCrossfire (1947)) had earlier collaborated on the melodramatic thrillerThe Sniper (1952), the dramatic combat filmEight Iron Men (1952), andThe Juggler (1953)with Kirk Douglas, but this fourth film was their most-acclaimed and successful work." They figured out the task and disarmed the bomb with only a few seconds remaining.Gruber congratulated them, and reminded them that they had two hours and 47 minutes to find the school bomb.Then, Maine is able to cajole the reluctant studio head Oliver Niles (Charles Bickford) to listen to Vicki sing and she gets her big break.