Cast a Dark Shadow (Angel) (1948)
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Dirk Bogarde digressed from his usual lightweight image to portray a smarmy murderer in Cast a Dark Shadow. He kills his first wife (Mona Washbourne), hoping to claim her inheritance. Surprise! The inheritance is a myth. Thus Bogarde sets his sights on barkeeper Margaret Lockwood, whom he knows to… More Dirk Bogarde digressed from his usual lightweight image to portray a smarmy murderer in Cast a Dark Shadow. He kills his first wife (Mona Washbourne), hoping to claim her inheritance. Surprise! The inheritance is a myth. Thus Bogarde sets his sights on barkeeper Margaret Lockwood, whom he knows to be heavily insured. But Lockwood is possessed of a naturally suspicious nature, making Bogarde's second murder plot a bit more delicate than his first. Cast a Dark Shadow is a too-literal adaptation of Janet Green's stage play Murder Mistaken. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lewis Gilbert
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1948 Wide
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Cast
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Dirk Bogarde
as Edward Bare
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Mona Washbourne
as Monica Bare
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Margaret Lockwood
as Freda Jeffries
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Kay Walsh
as Charlotte Young
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Kathleen Harrison
as Emmie
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Robert Flemyng
as Phillip Mortimer
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Walter Hudd
as Coroner
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Philip Stainton
as Charlie Mann
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Myrtle Reed
as Waitress
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Lita Roza
as Singer
