The Cradle Will Fall

John Llewellyn Moxey
1983-05-24

This doctor's a killer. Is the woman tracking him his next patient or his next victim?
5
100 min

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 Originally made for television and adapted from a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, the interesting twist to this thriller is that several cast members of the daytime soap opera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

Cast

Name Character Team
Lauren Hutton Kathy DeMaio Unowned
Ben Murphy Dr. Richard Carroll Unowned
James Farentino Dr. Edgar Highley Unowned
Charita Bauer Bert Bauer Unowned
Carolyn Ann Clark Leslie Ann Unowned
Joe Ponazecki Larry Wyatt Unowned
Elvera Roussel Hope Unowned
Jerry Ver Dorn Ross Marler Unowned
Doris Belack Edna Burns Unowned
Michael Higgins Dr. Emmet Salem Unowned
Ralph Byers Christopher Lewis Unowned
Debra Mooney Vangie Lewis Unowned
William H. Macy Ben Duffy Goutbreak
Frieda Bauer Mrs. Rawlings Unowned
Audrey Jo Campbell Dream Mother Unowned
Cindy Cash Nurse Unowned
Robin Jo Coleman Nurse's Aide Unowned
Tony Devon Mr. Miller Unowned
Dianne Oyama Dixon Mavis Unowned
Peggy Dobson Amy Unowned
Danielle DuClos Little Kathy Unowned
Ezra Eichelberger Jim Unowned
Terri M. Gardner Nurse #1 Unowned
Gerry House Policeman #2 Unowned
Barbara B. Shepherd Patient Unowned
Mary Timoney Secretary Unowned
Michael Torrey Policeman #1 Unowned
Jackie Welch Head Nurse Unowned
Stacy Harris Wicked Nurse (uncredited) Unowned