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Shadow on the Window

Play trailer Poster for Shadow on the Window Released Mar 6, 1957 1h 13m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Three killers kidnap a policeman's (Phil Carey) wife (Betty Garrett) and leave his shocked son (Jerry Mathers) speechless.

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Sam H Two stars, an extra one because it's so bad it's good. I would say these are the dumbest cops in the movies since the old days of bumbling police chiefs and flatfoots in the B-movie comedies of the '30s and '40s. The difference is, they're presented as respectful and legitimate characters. Throughout the film my wife and I were practically screaming at the TV the obvious next steps in solving the crime. I suspect the screenwriters were in the process of cleaning the draft when the producers said, good enough for the first feature, AKA, "it's only a B movie, guys." Having grown up in the '50s, it was fun to see Jerry Mathers in a pre-"Leave It to Beaver" role. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review nick s A reasonably well produced movie. However it was hemmed in by its theme and I felt like there were few places it could go. A fistfight here, an argument there. From early on you knew there were only a couple of plausible endings, so you just had to sit back for an hour with your arms folded to see which one they picked. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three killers kidnap a policeman's (Phil Carey) wife (Betty Garrett) and leave his shocked son (Jerry Mathers) speechless.
Director
William Asher
Producer
Jonie Taps
Screenwriter
Leo Townsend, David P Harmon
Production Co
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 1957, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2019
Runtime
1h 13m