Shadow of fear 1954
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2020
- Shadow of fear 1954
Dir: Rogell Cast: M Freeman, J Kent, M Reed
This is B-film thriller from the UK which was directed by an American and the female lead is American. It was quite common in those days to have Americans playing in British films. Therefore, some oversight how you can lose your British accent after spending a few years at a University in California as the young heroine returns to her evil stepmother in the UK. The main reason for seeing the film is Jean Kent playing that evil role with aplomb. Otherwise trying to be like a Hitchcock film but never achieving it. Still always nice to see a small village in Old England from 1950’s. I think the copyright of the film has expired and no studio company has made a DVD but will take it down if I am mistaken.
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Everybody here is Commenting on how nice that society was 'back then'. Society could still be like that 'right now', but the wrong people have controlled what happens and other wrong people have moved in. It is people and not 'the times' that changes society for the better or for the worse. And today we are living in a nightmare.
We brought it on ourselves.
This is a movie not real life. People always want to live and believe in fantasy. If we only behaved,dressed etc like the movies or TV, humans are gullible as well as stupid. 35:40
@@Dharmarenee
Of course it's a movie, you halfwit, but these things go on in real life as well, and far worse!
@leelarson107 ~ "The people" and "the times"...what's the difference? They're actually one in the same. It's the people that make "the times" what they are. Why must you split hairs? Are you just trying to be argumentative toward other commenters for the fun of it?
We make our own heaven or hell here on Earth.
the thing i love about these old films how everyone seems to come from wealth and inherits vast sums of money and property. I daydream about coming from a family like this and for a brief moment i am there before reality hits me with a brick, If anyone wants to adopt a son or nephew and leave me a mansion by the river in england, i shall look forward to hearing from you.
Please, invite me for tea after you receive your inheritance. Valerie:)
@@vals74 you're on top of my guest list 😁👩🍳🕵🏻♀️
No, I'm leaving all of my millions to the Bronx zoo. But good luck to you!
Careful what you ask for Crazy World. You might end up with the second cousin twice removed knocking at your door and not be able to enjoy your acquired English riches. If that happens I’ll be glad to take it all off your hands.
@@wuzabuzz you are welcome for dinner but please bring me maccas 👩🍳😎
Nothing better than old movies with a great plot ! Loved it.
better than the vapid scriptlines and crappy character development of movies today..
The stepmother was perfection,as evil itself.
From her voice,two faced behavior with others,to her face in the light,she was the ultimate devil in an angels outfit.
Masterfully,done.
Just like someone I know, a secretary from the 50s that uses hair, makeup clothing to look wealthy in her cement castle, only approves of wealthy friends (even at mass) let her kids wear a key a round their neck to come home to an empty house, while she worked and saved all her checks for retirement-housekeepers kept up her house. She was not nice to the staff cleaning her home.
Yes...Jean Kent is a Marvelous "villainess"....see her in The Browning Version (51) if you get an opportunity. One of British cinema's underrated stars of the 40s, who unfortunately got stuck in the shadow of Margaret Lockwood and Phyllis Calvert
@@pattyrobidart8882you sound a bit jealous.. just because someone works, has money, decent savings, a big house... doesn't mean they are bad..
lol smh
@fredbelak8508 especially the way she cackled at the end.. like the witch melting in the wizard of oz..
hah.
Thank you so much for sharing this great British mystery. The British really know how to produce excellent mystery/thrillers. More please!!! 💜
I saw this movie a long time ago. Im enjoying it again. Suspenseful and well acted.
To the man who wants to be owned by someone rich, to get a perfect inheritance. Please start talking to Jehovah Witnesses Witnesses and read Revelation 21:3,4
"Red flags" in someone's behavior is a deal breaker. Trust your instincts. "When someone shows you who they are, believe it." Do not make excuses for someone else's behavior.
Narccests even on screen makes my blood boil
I can't watch this
Amen brother! Truer words couldn't be spoken 🙏❤️
Absolutely - it’s not you, it’s them😳🇬🇧
It's ironic because we've had two years of major red flags and yet
people are still taking orders from the same organizations who are waving the flag in our face & people still can't see it, it's alarming.
Exactly!!
Don’t eat or drink anything given to you by a person who doesn’t like you or is evil.
Or argue/complain to people who prepare your food!😬.
@@victry1nolan319 - Absolutely right!
If someone offers a cupcake or something else to us and we don’t trust him/her just say: “Thank you so much; I will have it as soon as I get home (or later) with a nice glass of wine. You’re so sweet!” This happened to me with a mean, evil, old lady, but I am not an idiot. That woman was evil!
Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen!
Like my mother, you mean. I believe that she poisoned me and my dad at different times when she was angry at us.
Eye Gotcha it happens
In fact, I believe it happens a lot
I was poisoned using nutritional supplements
(Filling capsules with poison)
I know of three other cases (fatalities) and the culprits were never caught.
Better to play it safe.
Very enjoyable film, gripping and full of suspense and no bad language. Well written good story, so like majority of 1950's films.
Would you care to suggest a few films from the 50s and 60s that you'd recommend?
@@Chichilovee 😂 I looked up four for you 🎯
Hope you've never seen them yet !! 😁
Sincerely regards ,
Here they come,
1. Sudden fear - Joan Crawford
2.Sleep my love - Claudette Colbert
3. Love from a stranger - Ann Harding
4. The strange woman - ...
Couldn't recall her name, but just google it..., ok ?
Make sure you can easily sit down to enjoy it, with something to drink, a few snacks an -> go 💯
Hope I did you a service, 😉
@@Chichilovee Here it goes friend 😉,
1. Sleep my love - Claudette Colbert
2. Love from a stranger - Ann Harding
3. Sudden fear - Joan Crawford
4. The strange woman - forgot her name, just Google it.
Have fun !!
Regards,
Four extra 's ?
1 Sleep my love - Claudette Colbert
2. Love from a stranger - Ann Harding
3. Sudden fear - Joan Crawford
4. The strange woman - forgot it, through google it'll come out 😉.
Have a nice time !! Regards,
Lol
@@Chichilovee
This one kept me on the edge of my seat. Florence (and fools) were so sickening, didn't know if I could gasp through to the end or not! It was faith in old movies with a happy ending that got me through, glad I stuck with it. 🙂👍🏻
A nice and rather relaxing film to watch in spite of the attempt at creating suspense. I like these period films where people dressed properly and observed etiquette even while they disliked each other.
Your comment has good insight.
Yes good example to follow
Right?
Murdering two and on the way to 3 for profit is a bit more than a dislike, but ya can’t beat the etiquette.
"rather relaxing"? And, "an attempt at suspense"? When the villainess of the piece has killed 2 people and lies lies and lies and turns old friends against the heroine?
Thank you for this old movie and no commercials
Thank goodness the doctor was April's friend. Now the stepmother will get her reward for being evil.
Love the movie two thumbs up!
Creepy from the start. Those paintings...aaaaagh!😱 I like it.
This was lovely to watch from a bygone era of great charm. They don't make films like they used to.
Nice little British cozy. What a wonderful, quaint time that was. Wish I had a time machine and could visit, these movies are the next best thing. Thanks.
"I know she's trying to kill me, Michael!" Oh, let me just drink the warm milk step-mommy has so thoughtfully prepared for me.
@@elizabethpeterson7165 That sounds like snowwhite and .... HAHA
It looked very cozy at times. People who lived at that time told me it was the best, even with the very little they had. If you were rich, even better. I always loved the look of the past. The way they spoke, dressed and acted. Had more greenery too, less traffic and people.
@planetizationrising you are nuts. It's a movie. Real life has never been cosy or quaint, especially in Britain!
The auto-generated subtitles have got to go!
A truly wicked stepmother - excellent!!
I like to pick out a random movie to watch sight unseen. This one was a gem. They dont make em like this anymore. Highly recommended. Thanks for a great post.
"They dont make em like this anymore." What a tired old cliche'.
@@jonhohensee3258 Oh my friend, I am a tired old cliche.
@@mattdeans9873 😉
@@mattdeans9873 Must be why you have manners.
@@jonhohensee3258 so is rudeness. 🙂
This film emulates real life, as in this movie in real life the villagers trust psychopaths over the truth, and they can't connect the dots even when the clues are flaunted in their face. Thank you sharing it.
True!
Sounds like the lies of the last 2 years.
Haha, it sounds like you’re describing the world we live in today, with the agenda that’s been playing out with the plandemic 😳
@@RainettaJones - then quit lying for the past 2 years and it won't sound like it
Learning a lot about British films during this corona thing. So grateful to have entertainment that’s not tainted like the current culture. ❤️
@Cyber Zorro for real
Now what else is interesting is "Béchamp Or Pasteur? A Lost Chapter In The History Of Biology Pasteur: Plagiarist, Impostor The Germ Theory Exploded”
@@msheart2oh please...
I am so intrigued by this film. I love it. It has a mysterious air about it. And the characters are crystal clear.
👍👍
Thank you for sharing.
An Excellent film, great acting from the old days. Always enjoy these old films.
Really well written, acted, and directed. This one is a real gem. Even when you know what's coming, you want to see it all go down. Hitchcock could not have done better with this excellent material. Thanks for finding and posting this film. Who needs cable?
The nurse jumping out of a moving car was interesting! I liked this movie, it keeps your attention throughout.
And not s scratch on her.
It was the stepmum!. And yes not a scratch, quite the stuntwomen
"But, I enjoy smoking. What harm is it?"
"No harm my dear ". What a hoot🤣
Tony Neal well, the doctor gave her a ciggie. It can be bad . Most doctors used to recommend it for a good digestion . 😂
@Henry Coy wow calling other's "whores" and questioning other's morals
@Henry Coy You are correct and I guess you can’t call a whore a whore anymore. Get a life people and get off of everyone’s business. No one asked the thought police would be here. Ugh 🤦♀️
"No harm my dear " bless her 🚬🤭
@Henry Coy You enjoy yourself.
Good example of why you shouldn’t tip your hand to those you suspect, especially a nurse with access to drugs.
Yes. She wasn't very cautious and gave that nurse the Heads Up😒
Or anyone especially a narcissist
Creepy and suspenseful. A worthwhile 'flick'.
nice picture show ~*
Cç ,
Loved it... Rainy day and easy on the mind... Old movies, Yeah!
“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” Leonardo da Vinci.
Super movie so well acted they just don’t make them like this anymore ! All those fabulous actors all gone ,end of an era
Nothing like an old b/w movie Kept me sitting on the edge of my seat!! Most enjoyable Thank you for post
The bench seat of your car, in a drive-in movie?
@@hookbeak3516
Nope, just a regular old chair, I’m sure.
Excellent film, really had me wanting to see what would come next. Freeman and Kent dominate the film - they are hardly out of it - with crisp dialogue throughout. Hitchcockian touches, reminiscent of "Rebecca" and the Fontaine-Anderson duel. Jean Kent's subtle but persistent evil is memorable. Thank you for sharing, seglora.
It reminded me of Rebecca also, and the sinister housekeeper.
I love old movies! Thank you for sharing! 💋💘
Loved the movie. Acting by stepmother was superb. And plot moves along nicely.
This f woman is the devil in disguise
As I thought, this movie was wonderful !! Thanks again for downloading this gem !! 😃😃😄😄😁😁😀😀
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Thanks again for: UPLOADING this movie!!!! Feel better now Mr. James West. ????????????!!!!!!!! 😜😜😒😒
I love old movies, especially the ones during the 1930s & 1940's. Thanks for this one.
I love these old movies. So much better than the new stuff.
Lol 😂, that last part (with the switching of the drink...) -> a dubble bluff... Ha, Marvelous !! I already thought to myself, she's going to leave a note at a significant place. Hahaha, enjoyed to movie " to bits". I'm still having fun over it while typing this !!
💐💯. Sincerely,
Another "hidden" gem. Thoroughly enjoyed the movie and couldn't wait to see how April would trip up the nurse from hell although I thought it possible she might be a goner. Thought the doctor might be in cahoots with the old battle axe too but glad I was wrong.
This kept my attention the whole time. Talk about witches coming out during Halloween, this stepmum was the real deal
Now I just watch it after reading your comment!😜
Fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thats Funny, So Is Mine
Bucket loads of charm & pleasantries from characters of a bygone era. Even the man at the station saluted as the lady drove off. I've always liked the hand crafted models, that were then animated for realistic effect. For example: The car on the cliff & the boat on the rocks.
Yeah the model car wasn't even the same colour!
I am so glad there are like minded people who watch and appreciate these films.I was beginning to think that I was the only one.
Please don't let these memories die.
@@paperchain1239 don't worry, ur never the only one....
I hate it when my brakes go out as I’m navigating a treacherous road. Having to bail out then run a half mile in 30 seconds to catch up with the wayward car. Dang.
😂😂😂😂I know right! Did u see the static way the car stopped?? Funny
Too funny!
"...oh get in!"😂
Maan, I'd left her skanky murderess ass to walk
Why, the is a bi-weekly event for grocery shopping trips. It's not just you.
But ya gotta love it when a movie is so bad it's funny.
Oh, my gosh! This film was SOO good! Thank you, seglora!
The old days when 20 somethings were difficult to tell apart from 40 somethings!
Especially if both are like 25-30 ?? HAHA
So true! LOL
Yes
😂😂😂 I know, right??! I swear he was 40 ish and he was making plays on a twenty year old girl.
Jean Kent, the wicked stepmother, was only 32/33 when she made this.
Wow what a great movie. Another one I had not seen before. Thank you for this treat.💖
I liked this one... This is the second time I watched it liked it even better the second time! What a wicked step monster!
Most likely inspired by "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", lol!
I absolutely loved this movie, thank you
I love these black and white old films especially the hauntedd house ghost . Films
Whenever there Is money& power involved with people,one can be assured there may very well be," corruption," involved. This movie is representative of that!
I think you were searching for the word "illustrative".
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I grew up with this type of thriller, Saturday afternoon television. Not too taxing, but fun. There is another film with Maxwell Reed on youtube called The Notorious Landlady. Also very entertaining.
The Notorious Landlady is particularly amusing, especially for Gilbert and Sullivan fans. Two train tickets for Penzance, anyone?
i couldn't. my parents controlled the tv. it was outside for us...that was ok,tho.
How I love these old b/w movies! Thank you so much for these downloads.
I liked this especially because I didn't know any of the actors. That seems to make it more real, the unfamiliarity. Good stuff, very entertaining. Thanks for posting.
WoWwww what a Gem!!!! Loved this movie!:) thank you
I love this film. My favorite part, in her father's boat. The house was changed but his boat was untouched. She became relaxed, for the first time.
Then he pops out like a stalker. 😔😂
I was pleasantly surprised! Good story, good movie.
That's just how I feel that people don't believe people without even knowing them and yet they believe others . Although i have no alchohol problems and have not lied or are a lier and not wrong micheal this film I can feel that I can relate to this film that's why I like this film and could watch this film over and over again . Thank you for the upload of this film .
I love these old B British films! 😂
I love this movie and the ending. Wow.
Thank You so much for posting such a wonderful movie~I absolutely Love Black and white movies~You have a great channel ! 💕🌻
Enjoyed watching this movie. Thanks for uploading.
Blimey ! THANKS so much for uploading this gem . A bit predictable but I enjoyed it very much. Had never even heard of it till now. And what an added treat in seeing one of my favorite stars of yesteryear, the lovely & talented Mona Freeman. But the best acting of course is by Jean Kent who played her character with such cool bravado ! CHEERS ! :-)
a wonderful movie .Thank you for sharing .
It was so frustrating to watch all her "friends" not believe her or take her seriously! Who needs enemies if you friends like these! Sheesh!
@Andrea Lauren seriously! It was giving me anxiety how everyone so easily believed her stepmother over her.
Yes. If shy was killed, it's all over. I wanted the young dull doctor to notice the fact before the disguised accident.
But it’s very true to life. When you tell the truth about the stepmother no one can believe the behavior so they deny what you tell them.
@@christinahighsmith4453 Very true to life. No one wants to believe that such evil exists so they deny it.
@@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64 so scary. Makes me wonder how many times situations like this occurred in real life.
Halfway thru this film, I'm actually enjoying it
Mrs Danvers gaslighting Mona. Superb performance by Jean Kent ( as usual ) and Mona Freeman good too. An excellent film. Thanks for showing it.
This was a good movie. It's bad when the people you tell the truth doesn't believe and they believe other people. So when that happens it's best to don't say nothing. And let it unravel by itself. But Great movie!
This was really good and April right from the start she knew, and Florence kept a good act right up to the very end. Thank you for this movie, i enjoyed it
Loved the movie, thank you so much!!
This IS a 1954 film, released in the UK early in 1955 on the Gaumont circuit as a second feature to 'Six Bridges to Cross'. Its UK release title was BEFORE I WAKE. This is a retitled American print.
MCMLVI: 1956. ??!!
@@cardona89 I suspect this was because the film was copyrighted under its new title when shown in the USA in 1956. It is possible it hadn't originally been copyrighted at all. Very few British films bear any copyright date.
@@garydavis2688 It makes sense. Thank you!
Yeah, that was the last words that she said before becoming unconscious from the medicine that the stepmother gave her. Nice little murder mystery.
@@cardona89 I noticed that, too!
Well now love these movies💥💝💖🎉❤️❣️🥰keep em coming🤗
THANK YOU!!! I truly enjoyed watching this film!!!
ADORABLE Mona Freeman💗!!!
Never think switching drinks will work? Have you watched the Princess Bride?
This was so suspenseful and so great that the actors were unknown and played their parts so convincingly.
A well written suspense thriller.
Mona Freeman actually was very well known, she was obviously American, worked in films and TV mostly in the 50s. She frequently played much younger characters.
Jean Kent was a versatile & popular actress who in the early 50s was listed in the top 10 British box office stars for several years, she later did tv.
These 2 women were only 5 years apart in age.
Kent: 1921-2013
Freeman: 1926-2014
These women were not 'unknowns', after 50 years though only film buffs probably recognize them.
Both lived long productive lives.
Many people cannot name 5 Past Presidents!! - just sayin'
@@poorthing andrew jackson, jfk ,george washington, john adams,abe lincoln, andrew johnson
Very enjoyable.... thanks for uploading!!!
Mona Freeman was quite an accomplished Artist. Her most famous painting is that of a person familiar to us all.......Mrs. See which is now on all boxes of See's Candy boxes.
She once dated Bing Crosby and eventually died at her Beverly Hills home. She always looked younger than her actual age and it caused some casting problems in her film work as she looked so young. She is quite attractive in this suspenseful film.
Classic old movie.❤
Oh, what a wonderful film. Goes to show how easily people can be deceived by pure evil when it's covered by lies, deception, and deflection. Can you imagine someone as evil, conniving, and narcissistic as this woman in a position of power?
Yes
Or as a wife
Ah, the creaking door and the scraping sides of a drawer sliding open...waiting for the shrill scream in the dark, cold night...
Thank you for uploading these classic black and white films, such a treasure 👥
I like how they are so passive aggressive and polite its when people started showing emotion instead of polite protocol
great film, very much enjoyed. thank you.
Great Movie! Enjoyable! I always wonder thou in these old movies, when I see a person jumping out of a car going 50 MPH or more, that person never gets hurt in the slightest. Even at 20mph a person could be severely injured.
Suspension of disbelief is part of the pleasure of storytelling and often pertinent to the watcher/listener.
Kids have the art of this down pat.
Us grown ups need to remind ourselves now and then.
@@annbrown3037 Luv you Ann, but I have no idea what you mean by "Suspension of disbelief"? Are you an author?
@@annbrown3037 If suspension of disbelief is part of the pleasure of storytelling then no watcher/listener is required.
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@@pintificate Without iT, no one would vote, not as is.
Wow! Kept me on the edge of my seat. Great movie.
Loved the movie!!!! It was kinda predictable, but I watch quite a few who-done-it’s. They don’t make them like this anymore. Good movie. I would recommend it for almost everyone, probably not young kids. Four stars!
Thanks so much for posting this. Dr. Michael looks like he's 7 ft tall. It had quite a bit of suspense there... I thought it was nice of the girl to give her stepmother a ride home just after she tried to kill her. We should all be so forgiving! But great fun all round. Thanks again
Carol Dixon, I checked in Wikipedia and Dr Michael( Maxwell Reed) heights was 6, 3 feet. Yes, he was tall. lol but not 7 feet.
"I thought it was nice of the girl to give her stepmother a ride home just after she tried to kill her..."
Oh, I would have given her a ride home.... The ride of a life - er, death. No seatbelts, and the passengers were more likely to be ejected from the car - and killed. 😅
Good film. Thank you
SPOT ON! GREAT ACTING! Dig a ditch for someone else you fall in it yourself 😄😅😆😉 Thanx a bunch for the upload.😍😙😚
Though not Hitchcock, still very good. Thanks for sharing.
This movie will be fabulous !! Mona Freeman and Jean Kent will be wonderful in their respective roles, I must add, I've never seen Jean Kent in such a severe role, she always played such glamorous character's !! A very exciting change of pace. Thank you so much for downloading this for us !! 😁😁😃😃😄😄😀😀
Uploading. The internet is up, your computer is down.
She's very credible in her role.
Thank you so much for sharing this and your insights about the film. Including enjoying viewing an old 1950s English village.
Good old edge of seat movie. Ahhhhh.
Thank you.
Agree - creepy paintings.🎨🖼
A lot of fun! Jean Kent is channeling the cold steeliness of Judith Anderson in "Rebecca," similar to Barbara Stanwyck's ice-cold nurse in "Double Indemnity."
That was excellent. I now look forward to the algorithm recommending me lots of similar film noir.
Thank you so much my friend,👏👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧
Where there's a WILL,theres a WAY!!!!.😁😰😀
This is an excellent little suspenseful movie that I just stumbled upon. It reminds me of the now well-know film, Gaslight.
Under the law there and in nearly every jurisdiction elsewhere, an evil widow or widower who murders the spouse is not entitled to any real property or any other assets under a will nor to any dower or curtsey share of any kind. Moreover, also under intestate ( no will ) law situations, the evil cold blooded murdering witch would not be able to get even a pence.
In short, a really happy ending here in that the daughter gets everything under the will INCLUDING the house and other assets the deceased left to her. The only housing the evil monster is going to get is life in prisonment without the possibility of parole. She will rot there for her double murders. Now THAT is a real happy ending folks. Justice. Thank you for a wonderful mystery crime movie on a Halloween weekend . Fine movie.
Ahh, the old hollow car door sound.... wonder if those were horsehair seats. Thanks for posting! Glad I was born in 60.. saw the older cars, 50, 40s and a lot of farmers had 30s trucks because they were mechanics... & then there were the 60s and 70s with the big block... saw tvs early on GO COLOR! Know the difference between movies with class and the elementary drivel of today. Saw man walk on the moon(or did I, lol?) Old enough to want to ditch that crazy expensive cell phone and tell people to call the landline and leave a message! Orwells' 1984 was a PROPHECY. I grew up doing BOMB DRILLS, hiding under our school desks on the west coast. & all this came back from the sound of Grandpas' car door... what a long strange trip it's been.
No kidding, but 1960! You're a spring chicken.. which makes me a stewing hen. lol 😄
You could work on old cars, they where simple designs. Not now, its complicated computers.
Excellent film - enjoyed the ending most.
It was fascinating that absolutely no one believes April. Ever.
That's what narcissists are specialized in: to make honest people completely unbelievable.
They overdid it here. What more often happens is that doctors, family or friends at least pretend to have an open mind about the possibility that you're being targeted. Here, they're ridiculously blind and closed-minded and obvious about it. As one who has been victimized in a similar fashion, my advice to other victims is to drop those people from your list of potential allies and add them to the list of threats. Their minds are closed. Unwittingly, they can increase or complete the damage being inflicted by your tormentor. Seek help ONLY from people who believe you entirely or people you implicitly trust to be on your side and who are determined to find the truth, even if they might have some doubts.
@@controlleddemolition9112 it's only a film.
That young doctor is so ridiculously tall.