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The Window is a 1949 American black-and-white film noir, based on the short story "The Boy Cried Murder" (reprinted as "Fire Escape") by Cornell Woolrich, about a lying boy who witnesses a killing but is not believed.
The Window: Directed by Ted Tetzlaff. With Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman. To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9-year-old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him.
- (4.9K)
- Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Ted Tetzlaff
- 1949-05-21
Mar 3, 2022 · The Window is a 1949 American black-and-white suspense FILM NOlR based on the short story "The Boy Cried Murder" (reprinted as "Fire Escape") by Cornell Woolrich about a lying boy who suspects that his neighbors are killers.
- 73 min
- 5.7K
- Mo Chou
The Window boasts a superb supporting cast of Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy and Ruth Roman. Child star Bobby Driscoll shines in the lead role for which he was named Outstanding Juvenile Actor and given a miniature Oscar statue.
When young Tommy (Bobby Driscoll) sneaks out of his bedroom and onto the fire escape of his tenement building, he sees two neighbors, Joe (Paul Stewart) and Jean Kellerson (Ruth Roman), murder a...
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- Bobby Driscoll
- Ted Tetzlaff
- RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
At the age of 9, Tommy Woodry has a reputation for telling tall tales -- the latest one being that his family is moving from Manhattan to a ranch out west. When the landlord interrupts the Woodrys at dinner to show their about-to-be-vacated apartment, the Woodrys tell Tommy enough is enough.
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