The Long Haul (1957 film)
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The Shadow on the Window: Directed by William Asher. With Philip Carey, Betty Garrett, John Drew Barrymore, Corey Allen. Three young thugs rob a farmhouse, kill the owner and take his stenographer hostage but the woman's estranged husband, a police detective, starts investigating her disappearance.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William Asher
- 1957-03-06
Shadow on the Window. Three killers kidnap a policeman's (Phil Carey) wife (Betty Garrett) and leave his shocked son (Jerry Mathers) speechless. A reasonably well produced movie. However it...
- Mystery & Thriller
- Philip Carey
- William Asher
SHADOW ON THE WINDOW starts out promisingly enough with JERRY MATHER witnessing a violent crime through a window, but then starts to sag as the police try to pry information from the dazed boy.
The Shadow on the Window is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by William Asher and starring Philip Carey, Betty Garrett and John Drew Barrymore. [1] The screenplay involves a boy (Jerry Mathers) who is traumatized after seeing his mother being terrorized by thugs.
I n the 1950’s, the breakdown of the traditional family led to child trauma, kidnapping, and murder, according to William Asher’s The Shadow on the Window, in which Leave it to Beaver (quite literally, in the form of little Jerry Mathers) meets home invasion noir.
Reviews. Discussions. Written by on January 11, 2024. 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.
Recent reviews. 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.
