Guilt Is My Shadow
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| Directed by | Roy Kellino |
| Written by | Norah Lofts (novel) John Gilling Ivan Foxwell Roy Kellino |
| Produced by | Ivan Foxwell |
| Starring | Elizabeth Sellars Patrick Holt Peter Reynolds |
| Cinematography | William McLeod |
| Edited by | George Clark |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé Stratford Pictures Corporation |
Release date | 22 March 1950 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £102,299 (UK)[1] |
Guilt Is My Shadow is a 1950 British drama film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Elizabeth Sellars, Patrick Holt and Peter Reynolds.[2] In the film, a woman is haunted by her conscience after she kills a man and hides the body. It is based on the novel You're Best Alone by Norah Lofts.
Cast
- Elizabeth Sellars - Linda
- Patrick Holt - Kit
- Peter Reynolds - Jamie
- Lana Morris - Betty
- Avice Landone - Eva
- Lawrence O'Madden - Tom
- Wensley Pithey - Tillingham
- Esma Cannon - Peggy
- Aubrey Woods - Doctor
- Willoughby Gray - Detective
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "setting this one apart from other British crime mellers of the era was the decision to film on location in a remote rural community. A passable timefiller when first released, Guilt is My Shadow ended up a staple of American TV in the 1950s and 1960s." [3]
References
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p492
- ^ "Guilt Is My Shadow". BFI.
- ^ "Guilt Is My Shadow (1950) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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