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CrimeDrama

The Shadow on the Window

- your eyes will open wide... at the terrifying things that happen in that room!

Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into state of shock. Can he recover soon enough to help the police - and his father - rescue his mother before it's too late?

Release Date : 1957-03-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Shadow on the Window

Cast

Philip Carey

Character Name : Sgt. Tony Atlas

Original Name : Philip Carey

Gender : Male

Betty Garrett

Character Name : Linda Atlas

Original Name : Betty Garrett

Gender : Female

John Drew Barrymore

Character Name : Jess Reber

Original Name : John Drew Barrymore

Gender : Male

Corey Allen

Character Name : Gil Ramsey

Original Name : Corey Allen

Gender : Male

Gerald Sarracini

Character Name : Joey Gomez

Original Name : Gerald Sarracini

Gender : Male

Jerry Mathers

Character Name : Petey Atlas

Original Name : Jerry Mathers

Gender : Male

Sam Gilman

Character Name : Sgt. Paul Denke

Original Name : Sam Gilman

Gender : Male

Rusty Lane

Character Name : Capt. McQuade

Original Name : Rusty Lane

Gender : Male

Ainslie Pryor

Character Name : Dr. Hodges

Original Name : Ainslie Pryor

Gender : Male

Paul Picerni

Character Name : Bigelow

Original Name : Paul Picerni

Gender : Male

William Leslie

Character Name : Stuart

Original Name : William Leslie

Gender : Male

Doreen Woodbury

Character Name : Molly

Original Name : Doreen Woodbury

Gender : Male

Ellie Kent

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Ellie Kent

Gender : Male

Dave Barry

Character Name : Miller (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Barry

Gender : Male

Nesdon Booth

Character Name : Truck Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Nesdon Booth

Gender : Male

Paul Bryar

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Bryar

Gender : Male

Don Carlos

Character Name : Felipe (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Carlos

Gender : Male

Thom Carney

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Thom Carney

Gender : Male

George Cisar

Character Name : Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : George Cisar

Gender : Male

Curtis Cooksey

Character Name : Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Curtis Cooksey

Gender : Male

Henry Corden

Character Name : Louie (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Corden

Gender : Male

Tom Daly

Character Name : San Francisco Dispatcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Daly

Gender : Male

Diane DeLaire

Character Name : Thelma (uncredited)

Original Name : Diane DeLaire

Gender : Female

Watson Downs

Character Name : Ben Canfield (uncredited)

Original Name : Watson Downs

Gender : Male

Bill Erwin

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Erwin

Gender : Male

Jeanne Ferguson

Character Name : Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeanne Ferguson

Gender : Female

Michael Garrett

Character Name : Dr. Turnesa (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Garrett

Gender : Male

Jim Hayward

Character Name : Dispatcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Hayward

Gender : Male

Norman Leavitt

Character Name : Postman (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Leavitt

Gender : Male

Jack Lomas

Character Name : Jim Warren (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Lomas

Gender : Male

Nora Marlowe

Character Name : Mrs. Bergen (uncredited)

Original Name : Nora Marlowe

Gender : Female

Eve McVeagh

Character Name : Bessie Warren (uncredited)

Original Name : Eve McVeagh

Gender : Female

Carl Milletaire

Character Name : Sgt. Nordli (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Milletaire

Gender : Male

Mort Mills

Character Name : Myra's Husband (uncredited)

Original Name : Mort Mills

Gender : Male

Ralph Montgomery

Character Name : Bus Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Montgomery

Gender : Male

Billy Nelson

Character Name : Unshaved Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Nelson

Gender : Male

Joe Quinn

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Quinn

Gender : Male

Angela Stevens

Character Name : Myra (uncredited)

Original Name : Angela Stevens

Gender : Female

Wayne Taylor

Character Name : Young Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Wayne Taylor

Gender : Male

Joe Turkel

Character Name : Lounger (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Turkel

Gender : Male

Julian Upton

Character Name : Bergen (uncredited)

Original Name : Julian Upton

Gender : Male

Mel Welles

Character Name : Polikoff (uncredited)

Original Name : Mel Welles

Gender : Male

Russ Whiteman

Character Name : Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Russ Whiteman

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-11

When three young hoodlums rob a remote farmhouse, they end up killing the owner and having to take his secretary hostage. Luckily, her young son "Petey" (Jerry Mathers) escapes and turns up, shell-shocked, before his policeman father "Atlas" (Philip Carey) unable to speak! Now the thing is, the parents are estranged and the cop has no idea as to where his son has been, nor where his estranged wife "Linda" (Betty Garrett) actually is. We know that she is the hostage, and as the kids holding her get more and more paranoid, and liquored up, we can sense the increasing danger she is in all whilst the police try to track her down - completely ignorant of her predicament. Can they find her in time? At times it is quite a well paced little thriller with the pressures mounting menacingly at the house as the resolve of the young men starts to falter. Sadly, though, the quality of the acting lets this down quite badly. Carey is just going through the motions and though Garrett does try to exude a sense of fear as the trapped stenographer, serendipity just takes too an implausible an hand in the closing stages of this drama and it all rather (tragically) fizzles out.