Cry Wolf (1947)Recently widowed Sandra Demerast arrives at the isolated home of her late husband for his wake, but his two half-brothers will not allow her to view the corpse. Director:Peter Godfrey |
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Cry Wolf (1947)Recently widowed Sandra Demerast arrives at the isolated home of her late husband for his wake, but his two half-brothers will not allow her to view the corpse. Director:Peter Godfrey |
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| Errol Flynn | ... |
Mark Caldwell
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| Barbara Stanwyck | ... |
Sandra Marshall
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Geraldine Brooks | ... |
Julie Demarest
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| Richard Basehart | ... |
James Caldwell Demarest
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Jerome Cowan | ... |
Sen. Charles Caldwell
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John Ridgely | ... |
Jackson Laidell
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| Patricia Barry | ... |
Angela, Maid
(as Patricia White)
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Rory Mallinson | ... |
Becket, Butler
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Helene Thimig | ... |
Marta, Housekeeper
(as Helen Thimig)
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Paul Stanton | ... |
Davenport
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Barry Bernard | ... |
Roberts (Groom)
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Sandra Demarest arrives at the Caldwell estate, and announces to Mark Caldwell that she was secretly married to his nephew James, who recently died. Mark does not believe her, but allows her to remain at the manor while a search is made for a missing will that would prove her claim. Sandra befriends James' sister, Julie, who tells of strange noises and agonized screams from the laboratory wing of the estate. Between verbal duels with Mark, Sandra secretly investigates the lab and learns that ominous things really are happening. Written by Mike Rogers <MICHAELPEM@aol.com>
"Cry Wolf" isn't the greatest or the worst movie I've ever seen, but overall I enjoyed it. Despite what other viewers have said, I LIKED the ending. It was genuinely surprising, and when I thought it over, it all added up and was satisfying. I enjoyed Barbara Stanwyck's athletic performance -- especially when she pulled herself up and down a dumbwaiter! It was fun,too, to watch Errol Flynn play a sinister gentleman against type. In her debut film, Geraldine Brooks was awful but watchable doing a bad imitation of Ann Blyth in "Mildred Pierce." The talented Richard Basehart was awful, too -- but he later gave some classic performances, and it was fun to compare the difference. There are far worse ways to spend 83 minutes of your life, and I'm glad I watched this sleeper.