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The Cradle Will Fall

The Cradle Will Fall

This doctor's a killer. Is the woman tracking him his next patient or his next victim?

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Kathy DeMaio checks into the hospital and thinks she sees a body being loaded into the trunk of a car. When the body turns up later and the murderer, Dr. Highley, thinks that DeMaio can identify him, her life is put in jeopardy. Originally made for television and adapted from a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, the interesting twist to this thriller is that several cast members of the daytime soap opera "Guiding Light" play those same roles here.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

24 May 1983

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lauren Hutton

Lauren Hutton

Kathy DeMaio

Ben Murphy

Ben Murphy

Dr. Richard Carroll

James Farentino

James Farentino

Dr. Edgar Highley

Charita Bauer

Charita Bauer

Bert Bauer

Carolyn Ann Clark

Carolyn Ann Clark

Leslie Ann

Joe Ponazecki

Joe Ponazecki

Larry Wyatt

Elvera Roussel

Elvera Roussel

Hope

Jerry Ver Dorn

Jerry Ver Dorn

Ross Marler

Doris Belack

Doris Belack

Edna Burns

Michael Higgins

Michael Higgins

Dr. Emmet Salem

Ralph Byers

Ralph Byers

Christopher Lewis

Debra Mooney

Debra Mooney

Vangie Lewis

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Ben Duffy

Frieda Bauer

Frieda Bauer

Mrs. Rawlings

Audrey Jo Campbell

Audrey Jo Campbell

Dream Mother

Cindy Cash

Cindy Cash

Nurse

Robin Jo Coleman

Robin Jo Coleman

Nurse's Aide

Tony Devon

Tony Devon

Mr. Miller

Dianne Oyama Dixon

Dianne Oyama Dixon

Mavis

Peggy Dobson

Peggy Dobson

Amy

Danielle DuClos

Danielle DuClos

Little Kathy

Ezra Eichelberger

Ezra Eichelberger

Jim

Terri M. Gardner

Terri M. Gardner

Nurse #1

Gerry House

Gerry House

Policeman #2

Barbara B. Shepherd

Barbara B. Shepherd

Patient

Mary Timoney

Mary Timoney

Secretary

Michael Torrey

Michael Torrey

Policeman #1

Jackie Welch

Jackie Welch

Head Nurse

Stacy Harris

Stacy Harris

Wicked Nurse (uncredited)

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