The Mugger is a 1958 American film about a police psychiatrist, Dr. Pete Graham, who is attempting to catch a mysterious mugger that has been attacking women in his city. The film's screenplay, written by Henry Kane, is based on the novel of the same name by Evan Hunter. William Berke directed the film which starred Kent Smith as Dr. Pete Graham, Nan Martin as Claire Townsend, James Franciscus as Eddie Baxter, Stefan Schnabel as Fats Donner, Dick O'Neill as Cassidy, and Leonard Stone as Jim Kelly.