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Cry Wolf

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A widow (Barbara Stanwyck) visits her husband's (Richard Basehart) family estate, where his rich uncle (Errol Flynn) keeps a secret lab off limits.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/21/2007
B-
The plot of this noir melodrama, about family intrigues and insanity set within an ominous house a la Rebecca, is senseless, but potboiler is elevated by actors Stanwyck and Flynn and Franz Waxman's delicious score. Go to Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile 03/16/2006
Despite percussive bangs, shaky camera, heavy breathing and shadowy lighting, there are not many scares and some plot points are plain silly. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/19/2005
B-
Creaky old dark house thriller about a woman in peril. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Doug A @JohnnyDiamond 03/21/2024 Good mystery. Great performance by Errol Flynn. See more Steve D 06/04/2023 Keeps you guessing but some elements are contrived. See more ed m 04/08/2023 Two great stars (Staney and Flynn). Weak movie. See more 04/29/2022 No more than fair. Wooden performance by Stanwyck. Good music. See more 11/20/2019 I usually have doubts about murder/mystery movies that are not Alfred Hitchcock productions, but this movie was excellent and perhaps equal to any Alfred Hitchcock movie I have seen. The movie is not easily predictable and the end was completely unexpected. Both Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck put on great performances. See more 08/24/2019 Suspenseful and more realistic than typical film noir. The only criticism comes from the brother's "treatment" that we see at the end. This is not a humane way to deal with mental problems. See more Read all reviews
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Peter Godfrey

Director

Errol Flynn

Mark Caldwell

Barbara Stanwyck

Sandra Marshall

Richard Basehart

James Caldwell Demarest

Geraldine Brooks

Julie Demarest

Jerome Cowan

Sen. Charles Caldwell
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Movie Info

Synopsis A widow (Barbara Stanwyck) visits her husband's (Richard Basehart) family estate, where his rich uncle (Errol Flynn) keeps a secret lab off limits.
Director
Peter Godfrey
Producer
Henry Blanke
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 18, 1947, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 23m
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