''Shadow of Suspicion'' is a 1944 American

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres. He is best know ...

and starring

Marjorie Weaver Marjorie Weaver (March 2, 1913 – October 1, 1994) was an American film actress of the 1930s through the early 1950s. Early life, entrance into acting Weaver was born in Crossville, Tennessee to John Thomas Weaver and his wife, Ellen (née Mar ...

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and Tim Ryan.Marshall p.298

Plot

A bank is to receive a valuable necklace. A suspicious con man type shows up at the bank and works his way into an office at the bank. He immediately charms the bank presidents secretary. It’s hard to tell who the con man is working for and he changes his name several times. The bank president turns out to be the thief and hides the necklace into a pair of bronze shoes that he gives his secretary to take to his “mother” who is really an unscrupulous old lady diamond cutter and her cohorts. The con man turns out to be an honest guy working for the police.

Cast

as Claire Winter *

as Jimmy Dale * Tim Ryan as Everett G. Northrup *

Pierre Watkin Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1887 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is best remembered for his roles of Mr. Skinner the b ...

as Frank J. Randall *

Clara Blandick Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character, film, stage and theater actress who portrayed Aunt Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). As a character actress, ...

as Mother Randall * J. Farrell MacDonald as Police Captain Mike Dolan * John Hamilton as Mr. R.M. Cartell *

Tom Herbert Tom Herbert (November 25, 1888 – April 3, 1946) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born in New York City on November 25, 1888, Herbert broke into the film industry in RKO's ''Traveling Husbands'' (1931). D ...

as Holman *

Anthony Warde Anthony Warde (born Benjamin Schwartz; January 1, 1909 – January 8, 1975) was an American actor who appeared in over 150 movies from 1937 to 1964. Early years Born as Benjamin Schwartz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day 1909 ...

as Bill Randall *

George J. Lewis George J. Lewis (December 10, 1903December 8, 1995) was a Mexican-born actor who appeared in many films and eventually TV series from the 1920s through the 1960s, usually specializing in westerns. He is probably best known for playing Don Aleja ...

as Paul Randall *

Frank J. Scannell Francis J. Scannell (May 7, 1903 – November 29, 1989) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, including six appearances in the American western television series ''The Life and Legend o ...

as Red Randall * Ralph Lewis as Steve Randall

References

Bibliography

* Marshall, Wendy L. ''William Beaudine: From Silents to Television''. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

External links

* 1944 films 1940s crime comedy films 1940s English-language films American crime comedy films Films directed by William Beaudine Monogram Pictures films American black-and-white films 1944 comedy films 1940s American films English-language crime comedy films {{comedy-crime-film-stub