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''The Shadow on the Window'' is a 1957 American
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directed by William Asher and starring Philip Carey, Betty Garrett and
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involves a boy (Jerry Mathers) who is traumatized after seeing his mother being terrorized by thugs.


Plot

Upon seeing his mother Linda terrorized by three thugs, young Petey ( Jerry Mathers) is traumatized and wanders off. Truck drivers find him and the boy is taken to police headquarters, where he is recognized as the son of detective Tony Atlas ( Philip Carey). Petey is in shock and cannot even recognize his dad, much less explain what happened. Three young men - Joey (Gerald Sarracini), Gil ( Corey Allen), and Jess (
John Drew Barrymore John Drew Barrymore (born John Blyth Barrymore Jr.; June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004) was an American film actor and member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and E ...
) - are holding Linda Atlas hostage in the home of a man named Canfield (Watson Downs), for whom she had been working freelance as a stenographer. In the course of robbery, Canfield has been killed and the three are now arguing incessantly about whether to also kill Linda; they think she is the only eyewitness and do not believe her when she tells them she has a son and is worried about where he has gone. At one point, Canfield's niece and her husband come looking for him, because he had missed his regular dinner date at their home. When the couple sees Linda's car, they assume the man is entertaining a woman; they leave. Gil slips away to retrieve a gun from his mother's and stepfather's apartment. Tony and the police, in the meantime, have had some investigative success and arrive at the apartment while Gil is there. The young man runs, exchanges gunfire with Tony and is ultimately killed. Tony finds Linda's wallet in Gil's pocket. Eventually, the truckers are located and are able to provide an idea of the general vicinity where they found the boy. The police take Petey to this area and he recognizes a tractor; on the ground they find one of his toy cowboy guns. Tony's men surround the house and, when they enter, they find Canfield's body and discover that Joey, too, is dead. Jess had located a gun upstairs in the home and the two had struggled for it. Jess holds Linda at gunpoint, but Tony manages to disarm him. At the sight of his mother, Petey emerges from his state of shock.


Cast

* Philip Carey as Tony Atlas * Betty Garrett as Linda Atlas *
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as Jess Reber * Corey Allen as Gil Ramsey * Gerald Sarracini as Joey Gomez * Jerry Mathers as Petey Atlas *
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as Sgt. Paul Denke * Rusty Lane as Capt. McQuade *
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as Dr. Hodges * Paul Picerni as Bigelow * William Leslie as Stuart * Doreen Woodbury as Molly * Ellie Kent as Girl


See also

*
List of American films of 1957 A list of American films released in 1957. ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. A-B C-H I-N O-Q R-T U-Z See also * 1957 in the United States References External links 1957 filmsat the Interne ...


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* * * * 1957 films 1957 crime drama films American crime thriller films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1950s English-language films Film noir Films scored by George Duning Films directed by William Asher American crime drama films 1950s American films {{1950s-crime-drama-film-stub