A young bride's marital bliss is replaced by shades of suspicion when she suspects that her husband is trying to starve his young son to death in order to claim an inheritance the boy is ...
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Helmut Dantine | ... | Dr. Eric Ryder | |
| Andrea King | ... | Brooke Gifford Ryder | |
| William Prince | ... | David G. MacKellar | |
| John Alvin | ... | Carl | |
| Becky Brown | ... | Genevieve Calvin | |
| Richard Erdman | ... | Joe (as Dick Erdman) | |
| Peggy Knudsen | ... | Louise Ryder | |
| Don McGuire | ... | Johnnie | |
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Lisa Golm | ... | Emma |
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Larry Geiger | ... | Philip Ryder |
| Monte Blue | ... | Mike | |
| J. Scott Smart | ... | Timothy Freeman (as Jack Smart) | |
| Leah Baird | ... | Mrs. Calvin | |
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Lottie Williams | ... | Sarah |
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A young bride's marital bliss is replaced by shades of suspicion when she suspects that her husband is trying to starve his young son to death in order to claim an inheritance the boy is entitled to. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 September 1946 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Schatten einer Frau See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Hoagy Carmichael
[Second dance number played at the Gypsy Room]
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This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Cincinnati Monday 17 September 1957 on WKRC (Channel 12); it first aired in Boston Wednesday 16 January 1957 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Bloomington IN Saturday 30 March 1957 on WTTV (Channel 4), in Portland OR Tuesday 16 April 1957 on KLOR (Channel 12), and in San Diego CA Tuesday 21 May 1957 on KFMB (Channel 8). See more »Goofs
About one hour into the film, Brooke addresses a letter to Dr. Norris. In close-up the envelope is small (letter size) and the address is written almost to the right edge. However in the next wider shot, the envelope is larger (business size) and the address is more centered. See more »Soundtracks
How Little We Know(uncredited)
Music by Hoagy Carmichael
[Second dance number played at the Gypsy Room]
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Andrea King makes a mistake when she marries sinister alternative-medicine doctor Helmut Dantine. She realizes it pretty quickly, as we see in a story told from her point of view in flashback.
He seems like a truly loathsome person. It's hard, though, not to wonder if this movie was unwritten by the AMA. After all, not ALL people practicing alternative therapies, even back then are/were evil and/or quacks.
The most poignant part is the man's son, who is being held captive and being given a horrifyingly Spartan diet, ostensibly for his health.
That part will send chills up your spine. (If it knocks your spine out of quack, call a chiropractor.)