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Cast a Dark Shadow

Genres
Thriller
Rating
6.4
Status
Released
NR
Release Date1955-09-20
Runtime83 min
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
IMDbView on IMDb

Overview

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.

Keywords
based on play or musical
film noir
british noir
gold digger
wealthy widow
wife murder

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Cast & Crew

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Dirk Bogarde

as Edward "Teddy" Bare

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Margaret Lockwood

as Freda Jeffries

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Kay Walsh

as Charlotte Young

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Kathleen Harrison

as Emmie

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Robert Flemyng

as Phillip Mortimer

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Mona Washbourne

as Monica Bare

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Philip Stainton

as Charlie Mann

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Walter Hudd

as Coroner

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Lita Roza

as Singer

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Myrtle Reed

as Waitress (Uncredited)

Reviews

2
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John Chard

Nov 2, 2013

8/10

Anyone would think it was Bluebeard's chamber! Cast a Dark Shadow is directed by Kewis Gilbert and adapted to screenplay by John Cresswell from the play Murder Mistaken written by Janet Green. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Kathleen Harrison and Robert Flemyng. Music is by Antony Hopkins and cinematography by Jack Asher. …

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CinemaSerf

Nov 14, 2022

7/10

This is a smashing piece of cinema with Kay Walsh ("Charlotte"); Margaret Lockwood ("Freda Jeffries") and Kathleen Harrison ("Emmie") all on great form as the women involved in the machinations of the manipulative, murderous Dirk Bogarde "Edward Bare". When his elderly, wealthy, wife (Mona Washbourne) unexpectedly dies, he is disappointed to learn …

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