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The Shadow on the Window( 1957)

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

Overview

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?

    Top Billed Cast

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      Philip Carey

      Sgt. Tony Atlas

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      Betty Garrett

      Linda Atlas

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      John Drew Barrymore

      Jess Reber

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      Corey Allen

      Gil Ramsey

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      Gerald Sarracini

      Joey Gomez

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      Jerry Mathers

      Petey Atlas

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      Sam Gilman

      Sgt. Paul Denke

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      Rusty Lane

      Capt. McQuade

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      Ainslie Pryor

      Dr. Hodges

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      Paul Picerni

      Bigelow

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      William Leslie

      Stuart

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      Doreen Woodbury

      Molly

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      Ellie Kent

      Girl

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      Dave Barry

      Miller (uncredited)

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      Nesdon Booth

      Truck Driver (uncredited)

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      Paul Bryar

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Don Carlos

      Felipe (uncredited)

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      Thom Carney

      Man (uncredited)

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      George Cisar

      Proprietor (uncredited)

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      Curtis Cooksey

      Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Henry Corden

      Louie (uncredited)

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      Tom Daly

      San Francisco Dispatcher (uncredited)

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      Diane DeLaire

      Thelma (uncredited)

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      Watson Downs

      Ben Canfield (uncredited)

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      Bill Erwin

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Jeanne Ferguson

      Girl (uncredited)

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      Michael Garrett

      Dr. Turnesa (uncredited)

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      Jim Hayward

      Dispatcher (uncredited)

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      Norman Leavitt

      Postman (uncredited)

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      Jack Lomas

      Jim Warren (uncredited)

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      Nora Marlowe

      Mrs. Bergen (uncredited)

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      Eve McVeagh

      Bessie Warren (uncredited)

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      Carl Milletaire

      Sgt. Nordli (uncredited)

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      Mort Mills

      Myra's Husband (uncredited)

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      Ralph Montgomery

      Bus Driver (uncredited)

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      Billy Nelson

      Unshaved Man (uncredited)

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      Joe Quinn

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Angela Stevens

      Myra (uncredited)

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      Wayne Taylor

      Young Man (uncredited)

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      Joe Turkel

      Lounger (uncredited)

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      Julian Upton

      Bergen (uncredited)

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      Mel Welles

      Polikoff (uncredited)

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      Russ Whiteman

      Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jan 11 2024
    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 t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • farm house
    • sinister