Appointment with a Shadow

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Appointment with a Shadow

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

1957

1h 12m

5.4(12 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

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.

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12 members

Acting

George Nader

Paul Baxter

Acting

Joanna Moore

Penny Spencer

Acting

Brian Keith

Lt. Spencer

Acting

Virginia Field

Florence Knapp

Acting

Frank De Kova

Dutch Hayden

Acting

Stephen Chase

Sam Carewe

Acting

Bill Hickman

Farrell

Acting

Rusty Lane

Pat O'Connell

Acting

Ralph Brooks

Joe

No Image

Acting

John Phillips

Reporter

Acting

Jeffrey Sayre

Club Patron

Acting

Kenner G. Kemp

Bar Patron

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