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Shadow on the Wall is a american film of genre Drama directed by Pat Jackson released in USA on 19 may 1950 with Ann Sothern
Shadow on the Wall (1950)
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Add to a movie listShadow on the Wall is a 1950 psychological thriller film starring Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Gigi Perreau and Nancy Davis. It is based on the novel Death in the Doll's House by Lawrence P. Bachmann and Hannah Lees.
After a couple of small roles in MGM films, this was the first substantial featured role in a movie for Davis, who was destined later to become First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan.
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Child Susan Starrling (Gigi Perreau) is the sole witness to a killing, but the shock causes her to suffer amnesia about the event. Her father David (Zachary Scott) is convicted of first degree murder of his wife. However, psychiatrist Caroline Cranford (Nancy Davis) is convinced she can cure the young girl and begins to suspect that another person is guilty.Actors
Ann Sothern
(Dell Faring)
Zachary Scott
(David I. Starrling)
Gigi Perreau
(Susan Starrling)
Kristine Miller
(Celia Starrling)
John McIntire
(Pike Ludwell)
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