Kathy DeMaio (played by Lauren Hutton) is a protagonist in The Cradle Will Fall.
Kathy is an assistant district attorney investigating the apparent suicide of a woman. She believes the woman's husband may have killed her, while Dr. Highley wants to treat injuries Kathy sustained in a car accident. Highley suspects Kathy may have seen him commit the murder, though medication left her uncertain about what she witnessed. She is Dr. Richard Carroll's lover. Dr. Richard Carroll (played by Ben Murphy) appears in The Cradle Will Fall.
Richard is the chief medical examiner and Kathy's lover. The story identifies him as one of the central figures in Kathy's investigation of a woman's apparent suicide, which leads her to suspect the woman's husband. The plot summary does not specify his actions in the investigation beyond his professional role and relationship with Kathy. Dr. Edgar Highley (played by James Farentino) appears in The Cradle Will Fall.
Dr. Highley is a physician who treated a woman for undisclosed reasons. When she planned to see another doctor after side effects appeared, he killed her. He later wants to treat Kathy's car-accident injuries, while suspecting she may have seen him kill the woman during a hospital visit, although medication left Kathy unsure of what she saw. Leslie Ann (played by Carolyn Ann Clark) appears in The Cradle Will Fall.
Larry Wyatt (played by Joe Ponazecki) appears in The Cradle Will Fall.
Bert Bauer (played by Charita Bauer) appears in The Cradle Will Fall.
Dr. Emmet Salem (played by Michael Higgins) appears in The Cradle Will Fall.
Edna Burns (played by Doris Belack) appears in The Cradle Will Fall.
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Characters
Kathy DeMaio
(played by Lauren Hutton) — protagonist
Kathy is an assistant district attorney investigating the apparent suicide of a woman. She believes the woman's husband may have killed her, while Dr. Highley wants to treat injuries Kathy sustained i...
Dr. Richard Carroll
(played by Ben Murphy) — supporting
Richard is the chief medical examiner and Kathy's lover. The story identifies him as one of the central figures in Kathy's investigation of a woman's apparent suicide, which leads her to suspect the w...
Dr. Edgar Highley
(played by James Farentino) — supporting
Dr. Highley is a physician who treated a woman for undisclosed reasons. When she planned to see another doctor after side effects appeared, he killed her. He later wants to treat Kathy's car-accident...
Leslie Ann
(played by Carolyn Ann Clark) — supporting
Larry Wyatt
(played by Joe Ponazecki) — supporting
Bert Bauer
(played by Charita Bauer) — supporting
Dr. Emmet Salem
(played by Michael Higgins) — supporting
Edna Burns
(played by Doris Belack) — supporting
Ross Marler
(played by Jerry Ver Dorn) — supporting
Christopher Lewis
(played by Ralph Byers) — supporting
Hope
(played by Elvera Roussel) — supporting
Ben Duffy
(played by William H. Macy) — minor
Amy
(played by Peggy Dobson) — minor
Nurse
(played by Cindy Cash) — minor
Dream Mother
(played by Audrey Jo Campbell) — minor
Mavis
(played by Dianne Oyama Dixon) — minor
Mrs. Rawlings
(played by Frieda Bauer) — minor
Little Kathy
(played by Danielle DuClos) — minor
Nurse's Aide
(played by Robin Jo Coleman) — minor
Mr. Miller
(played by Tony Devon) — minor
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
The Cradle Will Fall (1983) · 4/10 · drama, horror, thriller, tv-movie
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