Shadow On The Wall.
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✎ Suggest a correctionWhen a six-year-old child's memory is restored by a psychiatrist, her testimony leads to the conviction of the real murderer of her mother.
Child Susan Starrling (Gigi Perreau) is the sole witness to a killing, but the shock causes her to suffer amnesia about the event. Her father David (Zachary Scott) is convicted of first degree murder of his wife Celia. However, psychiatrist Caroline Cranford (Nancy Davis) is convinced she can cure the young girl and begins to suspect that another person is guilty. Dell Faring (Ann Sothern) became incensed after David discovered that while he was away serving his country, Celia (Kristine Miller) was having an affair with Dell's fiance.
Child Susan Starrling (Gigi Perreau) is the sole witness to a killing, but the shock causes her to suffer amnesia about the event. Her father David (Zachary Scott) is convicted of first degree murder of his wife Celia. However, psychiatrist Caroline Cranford (Nancy Davis) is convinced she can cure the young girl and begins to suspect that another person is guilty. Dell Faring (Ann Sothern) became incensed after David discovered that while he was away serving his country, Celia (Kristine Miller) was having an affair with Dell's fiance.
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16Nov49 L2682, renewed 19Nov76 R646601 Renewal claimant: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc Original author: Loew’s, Inc © Loew's Inc.; 16Nov49; LP2682.
Complete catalog record
SHADOW ON THE WALL. Loew's Inc., c1949. 84 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture. Formerly entitled "The Open Door." Summary: When a six-year-old child's memory is restored by a psychiatrist, her testimony leads to the conviction of the real murderer of her mother. Credits: Producer, Robert Sisk; director, Patrick Jackson; story, Hannah Lees, Lawrence P. Bachmann; screenplay, William Ludwig; music, Andre Previn; film editor, Irvine Wareburton. Cast: Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Gigi Perreau, Nancy Davis, John McIntire. © Loew's Inc.; 16Nov49; LP2682.
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