The Child and the Killer
1959·United Kingdom·65 min.
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A US army officer on the lam after committing murder, Arden bursts into the home of widowed Patricia Driscoll. At gunpoint, he orders Driscoll's son Martin to lead him through the backwaters of rural England to safety. The two form a tentative friendship, but Arden shows his true collars before the day is done.
DirectorMax Varnel
MusicAlbert Elms
CinematographyJames Wilson
CastPatricia Driscoll·Robert Arden·Richard Williams·Ryck Rydon·Gordon Sterne·John McLaren·Gary Thorne·Frank Ellement·Robert Raglan
Original titleThe Child and the Killer
Also known asThe Man in the Shadows