Shadow on the Wall

Shadow on the Wall

84 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | May 19, 1950

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.

Shadow on the Wall

84 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | May 19, 1950

Shadow on the Wall
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Shadow on the Wall
Directors Pat Jackson
Writers William Ludwig, Hannah Lees, Lawrence P. Bachmann

Cast

Ann Sothern

as Dell Faring

Zachary Scott

as David I. Starrling

Gigi Perreau

as Susan Starrling

Nancy Davis 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

Marcia Van Dyke

as Secretary

Anthony Sydes

as Bobby

Jimmy Hunt

as Boy

Thomas Browne Henry

as Judge (uncredited)

Lilian Bond

as Attendant (uncredited)

Dorinda Clifton

as Nurse (uncredited)