Cast a Dark Shadow( 1955)

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No woman could resist his sinister charm!

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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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Dirk Bogarde
Edward "Teddy" Bare
Margaret Lockwood
Freda Jeffries
Kay Walsh
Charlotte Young
Kathleen Harrison
Emmie
Robert Flemyng
Phillip Mortimer
Mona Washbourne
Monica Bare
Philip Stainton
Charlie Mann
Walter Hudd
Coroner
Lita Roza
Singer
Myrtle Reed
Waitress (Uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Ballroom Dancer (Uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Brighton Tea Shop Customer (Uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Brighton Tea Shop Customer (Uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Brighton Tea Shop Customer (Uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sat Nov 02 2013

Anyone would think it was Bluebeard's chamber! Cast a Dark Shadow is directed by Kewis Gilbert and adapted to screenplay by John Cresswell from the play Murder Mistaken written by Janet Green. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Kathleen Harrison and Robert Flemyng. Music is by Antony Hopkins and cinematography by Jack Asher. Edward Bare (Bogarde) marries an older woman for money, murders her and finds that inheritance is not forthcoming. Setting his sights on another lady target, he gets more than he bargained for when he homes in on Freda Jeffries (Lockwood)... You! ...