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Shadow on the Wall (1950)

APPROVED 84 min  -  Film-Noir | Drama  -   19 May 1950 (USA)
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Dell kills her beautiful sister in a blind rage when she marries her ex-boyfriend, and finds the husband's little daughter may have witness it, and then plans to kill her too.

Director:

Pat Jackson

Writers:

Lawrence P. Bachmann (story), Hannah Lees (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ann Sothern ...
Dell Faring
Zachary Scott Zachary Scott ...
David I. Starrling
Gigi Perreau ...
Susan Starrling
Nancy Davis ...
Dr. Caroline Canford
Kristine Miller Kristine Miller ...
Celia Starrling
John McIntire ...
Pike Ludwell
Tom Helmore Tom Helmore ...
Crane Weymouth
Helen Brown Helen Brown ...
Miss Burke
Barbara Billingsley ...
Olga
Marcia Van Dyke Marcia Van Dyke ...
Secretary
Anthony Sydes Anthony Sydes ...
Bobby
Jimmy Hunt Jimmy Hunt ...
Boy
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Storyline

Angered that her sister Celia has stolen her fiance, Dell Faring kills her and allows Celia's husband David, knocked out in an argument with Celia, to take the blame and end up on death row. Later Dell, finding out that David's young daughter Susan was witness to the crime and is undergoing psychiatric treatment, plans to eliminate her before her memory returns. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Death Row | Murder | Nurse | Beautiful Woman | Dead Sister  | See more »

Taglines:

Some women will stop at nothing!

Genres:

Film-Noir | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Drohende Schatten See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Dell frantically flips through the front section of a newspaper looking for an article about the possible demise of her step-niece, the prop newspaper clearly has no name banner, headlines, photos or ads. See more »