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Shadow on the Wall
“Some women will stop at nothing!”
19506.61h 24mNR
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.
Directed by Pat Jackson
Written by William Ludwig, Lawrence P. Bachmann, Hannah Lees
Produced by Robert Sisk
0Top Cast
Ann Sothern
Dell Faring
Zachary Scott
David I. Starrling
Gigi Perreau
Susan Starrling
Nancy Reagan
Dr. Caroline Canford
Kristine Miller
Celia Starrling
John McIntire
Pike Ludwell
Tom Helmore
Crane Weymouth
Helen Brown
Miss Burke
Barbara Billingsley
Olga
Marcia Van Dyke
Secretary
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Themes & Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)poisonfiancéfilm noirpsychological thrillerwitness to murderrescue from drowningchild psychiatristfemale psychiatristframed for murderrepressed memoryshadow on walladulterous wifetraumatized childadopted girlevil auntdeath row inmateinnocent man imprisonedsibilicidesister kills sisterjealous sister
About Shadow on the Wall
Shadow on the Wall is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1950 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), poison, fiancé, film noir, psychological thriller, witness to murder. Directed by Pat Jackson, it stars Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Gigi Perreau. 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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