The Cradle Will Fall (1983)
The Cradle Will Fall
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 Originally made for television and adapted from a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, the interesting twist to this thriller is that several cast members of the daytime soap opera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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Lauren Hutton
as Kathy DeMaio
as Kathy DeMaio
Ben Murphy
as Dr. Richard Carroll
as Dr. Richard Carroll
James Farentino
as Dr. Edgar Highley
as Dr. Edgar Highley
Charita Bauer
as Bert Bauer
as Bert Bauer
Carolyn Ann Clark
as Leslie Ann
as Leslie Ann
Joe Ponazecki
as Larry Wyatt
as Larry Wyatt
Elvera Roussel
as Hope
as Hope
Jerry Ver Dorn
as Ross Marler
as Ross Marler
Doris Belack
as Edna Burns
as Edna Burns
Michael Higgins
as Dr. Emmet Salem
as Dr. Emmet Salem
Ralph Byers
as Christopher Lewis
as Christopher Lewis
Debra Mooney
as Vangie Lewis
as Vangie Lewis
William H. Macy
as Ben Duffy
as Ben Duffy
Frieda Bauer
as Mrs. Rawlings
as Mrs. Rawlings
Audrey Jo Campbell
as Dream Mother
as Dream Mother
Cindy Cash
as Nurse
as Nurse
Robin Jo Coleman
as Nurse's Aide
as Nurse's Aide
Tony Devon
as Mr. Miller
as Mr. Miller
Dianne Oyama Dixon
as Mavis
as Mavis
Peggy Dobson
as Amy
as Amy
Danielle DuClos
as Little Kathy
as Little Kathy
Ezra Eichelberger
as Jim
as Jim
Terri M. Gardner
as Nurse #1
as Nurse #1
Gerry House
as Policeman #2
as Policeman #2
Barbara B. Shepherd
as Patient
as Patient
Mary Timoney
as Secretary
as Secretary
Michael Torrey
as Policeman #1
as Policeman #1
Jackie Welch
as Head Nurse
as Head Nurse
Stacy Harris
as Wicked Nurse (uncredited)
as Wicked Nurse (uncredited)
Crew arrow_drop_down
Steven Poster
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Dennis M. O'Connor
Editor
Editor
Jerome Coopersmith
Teleplay
Teleplay
Evelyn Thompson
Costume Design
Costume Design
Elliot Lawrence
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Virginia Field
Art Direction
Art Direction
Barbara De Fina
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Jeff Wolf
First Assistant "B" Camera
First Assistant "B" Camera
Michael E. Matteson
Key Grip
Key Grip
Andrew Adams
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
John Speak
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
Lanny Meyers
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Sam Mattingly
Publicist
Publicist
Joseph Cates
Producer
Producer
Mary Higgins Clark
Novel
Novel
John Llewellyn Moxey
Director
Director
