The Window

The Window

1949 | 1h 13m | Drama, Thriller | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

A boy who always lies witnesses a murder but can't get anyone to believe him, and he must figure out a way to save himself from being shut up permanently by the murderers.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Ted Tetzlaff

CAST

Barbara Hale

Arthur Kennedy

Paul Stewart

Ruth Roman

Bobby Driscoll

PRODUCERS

Frederic Ullman

Dore Schary

WRITERS

Mel Dinelli

Cornell Woolrich

Host Intros

10:28
Noir Alley: Eddie Muller on The Window (1949)
Intro Aired: Dec 2017
Noir Alley host Eddie Mullers introduction and comments following The Window, 1949.
10:28
Noir Alley: Eddie Muller on The Window (1949)
Intro Aired: Nov 2017
Noir Alley host Eddie Mullers introduction and comments following The Window, 1949.
01:34
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Window (1949)
Intro Aired: Jun 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Window, 1949.

Related Videos

03:50
Window, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) The Boy Cried Wolf
Clip
On location in New York, Bobby Driscoll as "Tommy," loaned out from Disney, terrific opening by cinematographer-turned-director Ted Tetzlaff, Academy Award-nominated editing by Frederic Knudtson, from The Window, 1949, based on a Cornell Woolrich story.
02:43
Window, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) You Never Mean Any Harm
Clip
Only child Tommy (Bobby Driscoll) with parents (Arthur Kennedy, Barbara Hale), when the landlord shows up acting on a rumor the kid spread earlier in the day, confirming the boy does have a problem with confabulating, in The Window, 1949, from the Cornell Woolrich story The Boy Cried Murder.
03:24
Window, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) You've Had A Bad Dream
Clip
Camped out on the fire escape where it's cooler, one floor above his family's apartment, Tommy (Bobby Driscoll) sees the Kellersons (Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman) commit the crime, his mom (Barbara Hale) not buying it, in The Window, 1949.

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