Appointment with a Shadow

NR
1h 12m
1957
5.4 /10 (12)

Was This The Man They Hunted...Or The Killer Who Hunted Them!

Overview

George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1957-09-01

Top Billed Cast

George Nader

Paul Baxter

Joanna Moore

Penny Spencer

Brian Keith

Lt. Spencer

Virginia Field

Florence Knapp

Frank De Kova

Dutch Hayden

Stephen Chase

Sam Carewe

Bill Hickman

Farrell

Rusty Lane

Pat O'Connell

Ralph Brooks

Joe

John Phillips

Reporter

Jeffrey Sayre

Club Patron

Kenner G. Kemp

Bar Patron

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