Shadow on the Wall

May 19, 1950

1h 24m

★ 6.6

Some women will stop at nothing!

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Dell Faring

Ann Sothern

David I. Starrling

Zachary Scott

Susan Starrling

Gigi Perreau

Dr. Caroline Canford

Nancy Reagan

Celia Starrling

Kristine Miller

Pike Ludwell

John McIntire

Crane Weymouth

Tom Helmore

Miss Burke

Helen Brown

Olga

Barbara Billingsley

Secretary

Marcia Van Dyke

Bobby

Anthony Sydes

Boy

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