Recently widowed Sandra Demarest arrives at the isolated home of her late husband for his wake, but his uncle will not allow her to view the corpse.Recently widowed Sandra Demarest arrives at the isolated home of her late husband for his wake, but his uncle will not allow her to view the corpse.Recently widowed Sandra Demarest arrives at the isolated home of her late husband for his wake, but his uncle will not allow her to view the corpse.
Patricia Barry
- Angela
- (as Patricia White)
John Elliott
- Clergyman
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Lisa Golm
- Mrs. Laidell
- (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
- Dr. Reynolds
- (uncredited)
Jack Mower
- Watkins
- (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
- Gatekeeper
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe final of three film collaborations between director Peter Godfrey and Barbara Stanwyck; the others are Christmas in Connecticut (1945) and The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947). The pair developed a strong, lasting friendship while working on these films.
- GoofsSandra (Barbara Stanwyck) sets her alarm clock for 3:00 a.m. When the clock downstairs starts to chime at 3:00, Sandra comes downstairs fully dressed while clock is still chiming. There was no time to wake up and dress in that short period of time.
It's possible she could have woken before alarm went off and gotten dressed. It's also possible her bedroom clock's time was several minutes ahead of the downstairs clock, or that she never undressed, or maybe even didn't go to sleep.
- Quotes
Mark Caldwell: You know, if I was to bring this battle of the wits down to direct insults, I'd say you were one of the most cold-blooded, scheming women I've ever met in my life!
Sandra Marshall: You've already said that.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
Featured review
"Cry Wolf" isn't the greatest or the worst movie I've ever seen, but overall I enjoyed it. Despite what other viewers have said, I LIKED the ending. It was genuinely surprising, and when I thought it over, it all added up and was satisfying. I enjoyed Barbara Stanwyck's athletic performance -- especially when she pulled herself up and down a dumbwaiter! It was fun,too, to watch Errol Flynn play a sinister gentleman against type. In her debut film, Geraldine Brooks was awful but watchable doing a bad imitation of Ann Blyth in "Mildred Pierce." The talented Richard Basehart was awful, too -- but he later gave some classic performances, and it was fun to compare the difference. There are far worse ways to spend 83 minutes of your life, and I'm glad I watched this sleeper.
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- Budget
- $1,461,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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