Appointment with a Shadow(1957)
Was This The Man They Hunted...Or The Killer Who Hunted Them!
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.
Movie: Appointment with a Shadow
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Paul Baxter
Penny Spencer
Lt. Spencer
Florence Knapp
Dutch Hayden
Sam Carewe
Farrell
Pat O'Connell
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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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1957-09-01
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Was This The Man They Hunted...Or The Killer Who Hunted Them!
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