The Cradle Will Fall

1h 40min

Thriller

Horror

Drama

TV Movie

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 Originally made for television and adapted from a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, the interesting twist to this thriller is that several cast members of the daytime soap opera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.

Production Companies

Cates Films

Telepictures

Procter & Gamble Productions

CBS

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
Joe Ponazecki

Joe Ponazecki

Larry Wyatt
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
Frieda Bauer

Frieda Bauer

Mrs. Rawlings
Audrey Jo Campbell

Audrey Jo Campbell

Dream Mother
Robin Jo Coleman

Robin Jo Coleman

Nurse's Aide
Tony Devon

Tony Devon

Mr. Miller
Danielle DuClos

Danielle DuClos

Little Kathy
Gerry House

Gerry House

Policeman #2
Mary Timoney

Mary Timoney

Secretary
Michael Torrey

Michael Torrey

Policeman #1
Jackie Welch

Jackie Welch

Head Nurse
Stacy Harris

Stacy Harris

Wicked Nurse (uncredited)

Release date

24th May 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English