Shadow on the Wall
1950 · Movie · NR · 84 min · ★ 6.7 · 62% critics
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-05-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (19 votes)
Themes
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- poison
- fiancé
- film noir
- psychological thriller
- witness to murder
- rescue from drowning
- child psychiatrist
- female psychiatrist
- framed for murder
- repressed memory
- shadow on wall
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Ann Sothern
as Dell Faring
Zachary Scott
as David I. Starrling
Gigi Perreau
as Susan Starrling
Nancy Reagan
as Dr. Caroline Canford
Kristine Miller
as Celia Starrling
John McIntire
as Pike Ludwell
Tom Helmore
as Crane Weymouth
Helen Brown
as Miss Burke
Barbara Billingsley
as Olga
Marcia Van Dyke
as Secretary
Directed by Pat Jackson