"Strange Shadows in an Empty Room" is not a good film. It is an outrageous murder mystery with some totally unbelievable plot contrivances. The flimsy, almost incomprehensible story is held together by a few memorable scenes, including one of the best and longest car chases ever. Stuart Whitman is investigating the murder of his sister, while being aided by fellow policeman, John Saxon. Martin Landau plays the prime suspect. This film throws almost every oddity imaginable at the audience. If you are into sex toy shops, transvestite fist fights, and newborns being threatened with a knife, this is your movie. Unfortunately you also better be into lousy music, because the pounding piano and elevator tunes are an almost constant annoyance. - MERK