Cast a Dark Shadow
“No woman could resist his sinister charm!”
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.
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Cast
13 people
Dirk Bogarde
Edward "Teddy" Bare
Known for
A Bridge Too Far
Death in Venice
Margaret Lockwood
Freda Jeffries
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
Night Train to Munich
Kay Walsh
Charlotte Young
Known for
Oliver Twist
Stage Fright
Kathleen Harrison
Emmie
Known for
Scrooge
Oliver Twist
Robert Flemyng
Phillip Mortimer
Known for
Funny Face
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Mona Washbourne
Monica Bare
Known for
My Fair Lady
The Collector
Philip Stainton
Charlie Mann
Known for
The Ladykillers
Mogambo
Walter Hudd
Coroner
Known for
The Importance of Being Earnest
I Know Where I'm Going!
Lita Roza
Singer
Myrtle Reed
Waitress (Uncredited)
Also in
The Eyes of Annie Jones
The Slipper and the Rose
Joe Wadham
Ballroom Dancer (Uncredited)
Also in
Sea of Sand
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Guy Standeven
Brighton Tea Shop Customer (Uncredited)
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Lewis Gilbert Director · John Cresswell Screenplay Janet Green Story
United States release November 27, 1957 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Angel Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 20, 1955
Theatrical
United States · November 27, 1957
Theatrical
Denmark
January 28, 1957 · Theatrical
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