Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on June 5, 2024

Dirk Bogarde and Margaret Lockwood “Cast a Dark Shadow” Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) is a British suspense film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Dirk Bogarde and Margaret Lockwood. Other cast members include Kay Walsh, Kathleen Harrison, and Robert Flemying. Edward “Teddy&   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on October 8, 2018

Janet Green's original play Murder Mistaken had a brief Broadway run under the title Gently Does It in 1953. The play became the film thriller Cast a Dark Shadow in 1955, and in 1956 the film lead, Margaret Lockwood reprised the role of Frieda Jeffries in a television production. Dirk...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on March 5, 2013

Cast a Dark Shadow was on my TCM Top Twelve for January, and it’s a choice that turned out to be the right one.  This dark noirish mystery is filled with Freudian symbolism enmeshed within a typical murder mystery.  Add a dose of wifely murder, and Dirk Bogarde continuing to...   read more