• Rating:
• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Psychological Thriller
• Themes: Witnessing a Crime
• Director: Pat Jackson
• Main Cast: Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Nancy Davis, Kristine Miller
• Release Year: 1950
• Country: US
• Run Time: 84 minutes

Plot

A murder is witnessed by the victim's little daughter (Gigi Perreau), who immediately goes into a state of shock. All the girl has seen is the shadow of her mother's killer, but the audience knows that the murderer is Ann Sothern. At first Sothern is secure that the girl will never be able to identify her, but as the child shows signs of recovering, Sothern panics. Though the murder was unintentional and the killer is quite fond of the little girl, she nonetheless begins scheming to put the potential witness out of the way. Quite tense at times, especially in the last scene, Shadow on the Wall represents one of the few unsympathetic performances by the otherwise likable Ann Sothern. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Ann Sothern - Dell Faring
• Zachary Scott - David I. Starrling
• Nancy Davis - Dr. Caroline Canford
• Kristine Miller - Celia Starrling

John McIntire - Pike Ludwell; Tom Helmore - Crane Weymouth; Helen Brown - Miss Burke; Barbara Billingsley - Olga; Marcia van Dyke - Secretary; Anthony Sydes - Bobby; Jimmy Hunt - Boy; Gigi Perreau - Susan Starrling; Pierre Watkin - Dr. Dan Hodge

Credit

Lawrence P. Bachmann - Short Story Author; Cedric Gibbons - Art Director; Eddie Imazu - Art Director; Pat Jackson - Director; Ray June - Cinematographer; William Ludwig - Screenwriter; Andre Previn - Composer (Music Score); Irene Sharaff - Costume Designer; Robert Sisk - Producer; Irvine Warburton - Editor; Edwin B. Willis - Set Designer; Jack Dawn - Makeup; Hannah Lees - Short Story Author

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