Shadow of the Past

Shadow of the Past
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Directed by	Mario Zampi
Written by	Aldo De Benedetti Ian Stuart Black
Story by	Aldo De Benedetti
Produced by	Mae Murray (Associate producer)
Starring	Joyce Howard Terence Morgan
Cinematography	Hone Glendinning
Edited by	Giulio Zampi
Music by	Stanley Black
Production company	Mario Zampi Productions (as Anglofilm)
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK)
Release date	4 September 1950 (1950-09-04) (UK)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Shadow of the Past is a 1950 British crime film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Joyce Howard, Terence Morgan, and Michael Medwin.^[1] The screenplay involves a man who catches sight of a woman believed by everyone to be dead.

Cast

• Joyce Howard as Lady in Black
• Terence Morgan as John Harding
• Michael Medwin as Dick Stevens
• Andrew Osborn as George Bentley
• Wylie Watson as Caretaker
• Marie Ney as Mrs. Bentley
• Ella Retford as Daily Help
• Ronald Adam as Solicitor
• Louise Gainsborough as Susie
• Ian Fleming as Doctor

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars and described it as a "modest murder mystery...Tightly paced with several highly tense sequences."^[2]

References

1. "Shadow of the Past". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009.
2. "Shadow Of The Past". TV Guide.

External links

• Shadow of the Past at IMDb