Dark Shadows (1944): Cast
Dark Shadows is a 1944 short crime drama directed by Walter Hart and Paul Burnford, starring Henry O'Neill as Dr. Everett Colner, Paul Guilfoyle and Morris Ankrum. It runs 21 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Directors
- Walter Hart and Paul Burnford
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dark Shadows About?
The premise of Dark Shadows without spoilers.
A police psychiatrist is enlisted to catch a killer.
Dark Shadows Themes & Keywords
· 15 tags- police file
- newspaper headline
- voice over narration
- cemetery
- false confession to murder
- speaking on the telephone through a handkerchief
- confessing to murder
- jumping out of a window
- suicide
- suicide by jumping
- psychiatrist
- homicidal maniac
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- crime does not pay series
- murder
- psychology
Dark Shadows Cast & Characters
Henry O'Neill leads the cast as Dr. Everett Colner, with Paul Guilfoyle as Dudley Badger and Morris Ankrum as Lt. Pat McKay. Directed by Walter Hart and Paul Burnford; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Walter Hart
- Co-director Paul Burnford
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Henry O'Neill as Dr. Everett Colner -
Paul Guilfoyle as Dudley Badger - Morris Ankrum as Lt. Pat McKay
- William Tannen as McKay's Assistant (uncredited)
Also Starring in Dark Shadows
· 6 more- Arthur Space Burton Caighn Jr.
- Dorothy Adams Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)
- Paul Langton Peter Selkin (uncredited)
- Jacqueline White Jean Smith (uncredited)
- John Vosper Dr. Elton Parkson (uncredited)
- Charles Thompson David Ranklin (uncredited)
More from Walter Hart and Paul Burnford
More films directed by Walter Hart and Paul Burnford: Beyond LSD, Rosie, The Last Installment and Return from Nowhere.
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Dark Shadows FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Dark Shadows, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dark Shadows?
Dark Shadows runs 21 minutes.
When was Dark Shadows released?
Dark Shadows was released on December 16, 1944.
Who directed Dark Shadows?
Dark Shadows was directed by Walter Hart and Paul Burnford.
More films by Walter Hart Who is in the cast of Dark Shadows?
Dark Shadows stars Henry O'Neill as Dr. Everett Colner, Paul Guilfoyle as Dudley Badger and Morris Ankrum as Lt. Pat McKay, among 10 credited actors.
Does Dark Shadows have a post-credit scene?
No. Dark Shadows has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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