Shadow of Fear ** (1964, Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen, Anita West, Alan Tilvern, John Arnatt, Eric Pohlmann, Reginald Marsh, John Sutton, Anthony Wager, Colin Tapley) – Classic Movie Review 13,968

Director Ernest Morris’s 1964 British second feature mystery thriller film Shadow of Fear stars Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen, Anita West, John Arnatt, Eric Pohlmann, Reginald Marsh, and John Sutton.

Director Ernest Morris’s 1964 British thriller film Shadow of Fear stars Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen, Anita West, Alan Tilvern, John Arnatt, Eric Pohlmann, Reginald Marsh, John Sutton, Anthony Wager, and Colin Tapley.

Shadow of Fear is an involved if hard-to-believe Sixties mystery time-passer, in which the MI5 is out to round up a spy ring and enlists a couple (Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen) prepared to help them by agreeing to be kidnap victims with a message for the British Secret Service.

Shadow of Fear is short and inoffensive minor thriller material, a humble support feature at just 60 minutes, yet boosted by professional handling and some solid acting, with John Arnatt, Eric Pohlmann, Reginald Marsh outstanding.

Ronald C Liles and James O’Connolly’s often effective script, with decent dialogue, is based on T F Fotherby’s novel Decoy, Be Damned.

Release date: 16 February 1964.

Shadow of Fear is directed by Ernest Morris, runs 60 minues, is made by Butcher’s Film Service, is written by Ronald Liles and James O’Connolly, based on T F Fotherby’s novel Decoy Be Damned, is shot in black and white by Walter J Harvey, is produced by John I Phillips, and is scored by Martin Stairn.

The cast are Paul Maxwell as Bill Martin, Clare Owen as Martin’s fiancée Barbara, Anita West as Ruth Graydon, Alan Tilvern as Warner, John Arnatt as Sharp, Eric Pohlmann as Henry Spiroulous, Reginald Marsh as Mr Oliver, John Sutton as Peter Halliday, Colin Tapley as John Bowen, Edward Ogden as Chase, Anthony Wager as Jack Carter, John Murray Scott as David Endacott, Robert Russell as Ransome, John H. Watson as Baker, Jack Taylor as Holt, Eugene Stylianou as hotel clerk, Cecil Waters as Kalik, Mia Karam as dancer.

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