''Man in the Shadow'', released in the United States as ''Violent Stranger'', is a 1957 British crime film directed by

Montgomery Tully Montgomery Tully (6 May 190410 October 1988) was an Irish film director and writer. Film career Born in Dublin, Tully studied at the University of London, and originally entered the film industry as a director of documentaries. Later, Tully wo ...

and starring

Zachary Scott Zachary Scott (February 21, 1914 – October 3, 1965)Obituary '' Variety'', October 6, 1965. was an American actor who was known for his roles as villains and "mystery men". Early life Scott was born in Austin, Texas, the son of Sallie L ...

and Faith Domergue.''Man in the Shadow''
at the BFI Database The film had to be retitled for the US market because of the release of the American film of the same name in the same year.Tom Weaver, ''The Horror Hits of Richard Gordon'', Bear Manor Media 2011 p 18

Cast

as John Lewis Sullivan * Faith Domergue as Barbara Peters *

Peter Illing Peter Illing (4 March 1899 – 29 October 1966) was an Austrian-born British film and television actor. Selected TV series * '' Deadline Midnight'' (1961) as Captain Dnieprovsky * '' The Saint'' (1962) as Inspector Buono Filmography * '' The S ...

as Carlo Raffone * Faith Brook as Joan Lennox * John Welsh as Inspector Hunt * Julian Strange as Detective Sergeant * Gordon Jackson as Jimmy Norris *

Kay Callard Kay Callard (10 November 1923 – 7 March 2008) was a Canadian film and television actress who spent most of her career in Britain. She was married to the actor Jack McNaughton Jack McNaughton (22 December 190522 February 1990) was a British ...

as Pamela Norris * Harold Siddons as Colin Wells * John Horsley as Alan Peters *

Fabia Drake Fabia Drake OBE (born Ethel McGlinchy; 20 January 1904 – 28 February 1990) was a British actress whose professional career spanned almost 73 years during the 20th century. Drake was born in Herne Bay, Kent. Her first professional role in ...

as Sister Veronica

References

External links

* * 1957 films 1957 crime drama films British black-and-white films British crime drama films Films directed by Montgomery Tully 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{crime-drama-film-stub