''Shadow of a Man'' is a 1955 British

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Paul Carpenter,

Rona Anderson Rona Anderson (3 August 1926 – 23 July 2013) was a Scottish stage, film, and television actress. She appeared in TV series and on the stage and films throughout the 1950s. She appeared in the films '' Scrooge'' and '' The Prime of Miss Jean Br ...

and Jane Griffiths.Shadow of a Man

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. Archived from th
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on 22 October 2012.

Premise

After a brawl in a

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a man is found dead at his home the following morning. American hero an old friend of the deceased finds his old chum wasn't quite what he thought...

Cast

* Paul Carpenter as Gene Landers *

as Linda Bryant * Jane Griffiths as Carol Seaton * Tony Quinn as Inspector Gates *

Ronald Leigh-Hunt Ronald Leigh-Hunt (5 October 1920 – 12 September 2005) was a British film and television actor. His father was a stockbroker and he attended the Italia Conti Academy. He began acting whilst serving in the army. Though never a major star, he ...

as Norman Farrel *

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as Paul Bryant * Jack Taylor as Sergeant McBride * Robert O'Neil as Max * Diana Chesney as Mrs Carter * Rose Alba as Cabaret Singer

References

External links

* 1955 films 1955 crime films Films directed by Michael McCarthy British crime films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films British black-and-white films {{1950s-UK-film-stub