Man in the Shadow (1957 British film)
Man in the Shadow (U.S. title Violent Stranger) is a 1957 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Zachary Scott and Faith Domergue.[2][3] It was written by Maisie Sharman.
| Man in the Shadow | |
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 British theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Written by | Maisie Sharman |
| Produced by | Alec C. Snowden Richard Gordon |
| Starring | Zachary Scott Faith Domergue |
| Cinematography | Phil Grindrod |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
| Music by | Trevor Duncan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was retitled for the US market because of the release of the American film of the same name in the same year.[4]
Cast
edit- Zachary Scott as John Lewis Sullivan
- Faith Domergue as Barbara Peters
- Peter Illing as Carlo Raffone
- Faith Brook as Joan Lennox
- John Welsh as Inspector Hunt
- Julian Strange as Detective Sergeant
- Gordon Jackson as Jimmy Norris
- Kay Callard as Pamela Norris
- Harold Siddons as Colin Wells
- John Horsley as Alan Peters
- Fabia Drake as Sister Veronica
Critical reception
editKine Weekly wrote: "A workmanlike job, eficctively varnished, it will intrigue and thrill the ninepennies. ... The picture feels its way a trifle gingerly at first, but once its plot assumes definite shape it steadily grips."[5]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ Man in the Shadow at the BFI Database
- ^ "Man in the Shadow". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Tom Weaver, The Horror Hits of Richard Gordon, Bear Manor Media 2011 p 18
- ^ "Man in the Shadow". Kine Weekly. 485 (615): 18. 26 September 1957 – via ProQuest.
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