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The Window

"Through the Window He Saw it...but no one would believe him...no one except the Killers!"

1949-05-10 Thriller 1hr 13m

An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.

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Storyline

An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.

  • Released
    1949-05-10
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 13m
  • Genre
    Thriller, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.4
  • Production
    RKO Radio Pictures

Crew

Ted Tetzlaff
Director
Mel Dinelli
Screenplay
Frederic Ullman Jr.
Producer
Keywords:
new york city police chase fire escape parent child relationship menace child in peril film noir murder murderer tenement rooftop police station home alone abandoned building murder witness incredulous parents the boy who cried wolf

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Cast

Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll
Tommy Woodry
Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale
Mary Woodry
Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy
Ed Woodry
Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart
Joe Kellerson
Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman
Jean Kellerson
Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict
Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
James Nolan

James Nolan
Stranger on Street (Uncredited)
Anthony Ross

Anthony Ross
Detective Ross (uncredited)
Tom Coleman

Tom Coleman
Cop Carrying Stretcher (Uncredited)
Lloyd Dawson

Lloyd Dawson
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Carl Faulkner

Carl Faulkner
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Budd Fine

Budd Fine
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Eric Mack

Eric Mack
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Carl Saxe

Carl Saxe
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Charles Flynn

Charles Flynn
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Ken Terrell

Ken Terrell
Man (Uncredited)
Lee Kass

Lee Kass
Reporter (Uncredited)
Johnny Kern

Johnny Kern
Observer at Scene (Uncredited)
Tex Swan

Tex Swan
Milkman (Uncredited)

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Reviews for The Window
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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2015-05-11

Like the boy who cried wolf. A belter of a B noir out of RKO. Story plays as a variant to the boy who cried wolf legend and finds young B... read more

Like the boy who cried wolf. A belter of a B noir out of RKO. Story plays as a variant to the boy who cried wolf legend and finds young Bobby Driscoll as Tommy, a boy prone to telling tall tales. So when one night he spies upstairs neighbours murdering a man, nobody believes him... The build up to the crime is considered, we are privy to Tommy's home life in a cramped New York tenement, his parents loyal and hard working and they have plenty of love for their fanciful son. Once the crime is committed, a shocking incident compounded by the fact it's perpetrated by a normal looking male and female couple, a destitute pairing prepared to do the unthinkable just for cash, then things get real tense and the thrills begin to roll. Tommy is now under threat from the killers and he needs to be silenced, so as the cramp confines of the hot and sweaty tenement area are vividly brought to life via noir visuals, Ted Tetzlaff (director) and his cinematographers (Robert De Grasse & William O. Steiner) excelling, the paranoia and tension builds to the point that the gripping finale acts as a merciful release. Very well performed by a cast that also includes Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Arthur Kennedy and Barabara Hale, this late 1940s noir is highly recommended. 8/10

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A Review by John Chard

Like the boy who cried wolf. A belter of a B noir out of RKO. Story plays as a variant to the boy who cried wolf legend and finds young Bobby Driscoll as Tommy, a boy prone to telling tall tales. So when one night he spies upstairs neigh...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2015-05-11

Like the boy who cried wolf. A belter of a B noir out of RKO. Story plays as a variant to the boy who cried wolf legend and finds young Bobby Driscoll as Tommy, a boy prone to telling tall tales. S...

read more