Appointment with a Shadow

Appointment with a Shadow (1957)

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.

Data de estreia
1957-09-01
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (13)
Duração
1 h 12 min
Géneros
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Realizador
Richard Carlson

Elenco

Curiosidades

Appointment with a Shadow is a 1957 American CinemaScope crime film noir directed by Richard Carlson and starring George Nader, Joanna Moore, Brian Keith and Virginia Field.

Production

The film was originally entitled If I Should Die and was based on a magazine story by Hugh Pentecost. The story was originally adapted by Herbert Dalmas and was bought by Paramount in 1950.

Film rights eventually went to Universal. In 1956, head of production Don Hartman named his former assistant Howie Horwitz as producer. In 1956, Van Heflin signed to star and the film was scheduled to become one of the studio's largest productions of the year. However, filming was delayed.

Filming began on October 23, 1957. Six days into filming, Hunter fell ill with hepatitis and withdrew after just one day of work. Filming recommenced on November 27, 1957, with Universal contract player George Nader in Hunter's role.

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