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The Child and the Killer (1959)

1h 5m

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The Child and the Killer (1959)

Name: The Child and the Killer
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1959-02-01

1h 5m

Running Time

Plot.

Joe Marsh (Robert Arden) is a U.S. Army captain who goes on the run in Britain after committing murder. He breaks into a family's home and forces 7-year-old Tommy Martin (Richard Williams) to guide his escape through the surrounding rural territory. A bond begins to form between the child and the desperate fugitive, but Marsh's criminal nature cannot help but show itself again before the chase comes to an end.

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Cast & Crew.

Richard Williams

Tommy

Ryck Rydon

Mather

Patricia Driscoll

Peggy

Robert Arden

Joe

Gordon Sterne

Sergeant

John McLaren

Major Finch

Nicolas Roeg

Camera Operator

Brian Clemens

Story

Garry Thorne

Cpl. Prior

James Wilson

Director of Photography

Edward J. Danziger

Producer

Robert Raglan

Inspector

Maurice Rootes

Editor

Albert Elms

Music

Eldon Howard

Story

Max Varnel

Director

Harry Lee Danziger

Producer

Peter Russell

Set Decoration

Erik Blakemore

ProductionDesigner

Details.

Release Date
February 1, 1959

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 5m

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

The Child and the Killer (also known as The Man in the Shadows) is a 1959 British low budget second feature crime film directed by Max Varnel and starring Patricia Driscoll and Robert Arden. It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The Danzigers.