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Cast a Dark Shadow

  • 1955
  • Approved
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.3K
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Dirk Bogarde and Margaret Lockwood in Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
A British fortune-hunter playboy is killing his rich wives in order to inherit their wealth.
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Film NoirCrimeThriller

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a delusional psychotic with a lust for wealth, older women and murder. Having committed what he thinks is the perfect murder of his elderly wife; Teddy sets his sights... Read allEdward "Teddy" Bare is a delusional psychotic with a lust for wealth, older women and murder. Having committed what he thinks is the perfect murder of his elderly wife; Teddy sets his sights on new targets when her fortune goes elsewhere.Edward "Teddy" Bare is a delusional psychotic with a lust for wealth, older women and murder. Having committed what he thinks is the perfect murder of his elderly wife; Teddy sets his sights on new targets when her fortune goes elsewhere.

  • Director
    • Lewis Gilbert
  • Writers
    • Janet Green
    • John Cresswell
  • Stars
    • Dirk Bogarde
    • Margaret Lockwood
    • Kay Walsh
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lewis Gilbert
    • Writers
      • Janet Green
      • John Cresswell
    • Stars
      • Dirk Bogarde
      • Margaret Lockwood
      • Kay Walsh
    • 70User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Dirk Bogarde
    Dirk Bogarde
    • Edward Bare
    Margaret Lockwood
    Margaret Lockwood
    • Freda Jeffries
    Kay Walsh
    Kay Walsh
    • Charlotte Young
    Kathleen Harrison
    Kathleen Harrison
    • Emmie
    Robert Flemyng
    Robert Flemyng
    • Phillip Mortimer
    Mona Washbourne
    Mona Washbourne
    • Monica Bare
    Philip Stainton
    • Charlie Mann
    Walter Hudd
    Walter Hudd
    • The Coroner
    Lita Roza
    • Singer
    Roy Everson
    • Guest at Wedding Reception
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Harrington
    Victor Harrington
    • Brighton Tea Shop Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Ned Hood
    • Man on Club Dance Floor
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Howell
    • Brighton Tea Shop Customer on Dance Floor
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Lester
    • Man on Club Dance Floor
    • (uncredited)
    Aileen Lewis
    • Brighton Tea Shop Customer
    • (uncredited)
    John More
    • Man Leaving Inquest
    • (uncredited)
    Ernie Priest
    • Man at Inquest
    • (uncredited)
    Myrtle Reed
    • Waitress
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis Gilbert
    • Writers
      • Janet Green
      • John Cresswell
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Edward tells Freda that she should have checked up on him with "Somerset House", he is referring to the fact that it then housed the Public Records Office where one could see any deceased person's will.
    • Goofs
      Teddy confesses the murder to Freda, then says he is safe because a wife can't testify against her husband. This is a common misunderstanding. A wife cannot "be made" to testify against her husband, but there is nothing to stop a woman testifying of her own free will.
    • Quotes

      Freda Jeffries: We buried my poor Albert six months ago.

      Edward Bare: What was the matter with him?

      Freda Jeffries: He was dead!

    • Connections
      References Roman Holiday (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      Leave Me Alone
      (Le Grisbi) (uncredited)
      Music by Jean Wiener
      French lyrics by Marc Lanjean
      English lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons
      Sung by Lita Roza

    User reviews70

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    7/10

    Very good for its kind

    This is a movie that has almost all the parts working, in varying degrees. Direction, cinematography, screenplay, editing all were professionally done. The acting was superb. Dirk Bogarde couldn't have been better. Margaret Lockwood gave an award caliber performance. Kathleen Harrison as the maid played her character superbly while keeping her in the background, so to speak. The one obvious flaw was the predictability of the story. I found this to be a minor irritation only.
    • pmcenea
    • May 7, 2003
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    • Release date
      • January 28, 1957 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Streaming on "a colorized generation" YouTube Channel (colorized)
      • Streaming on "Flimmaker54" YouTube Channel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dämon der Frauen
    • Filming locations
      • Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Lewis Gilbert Productions
      • Angel Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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