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  • The Window (1949)
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    73 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
The Window (1949)
Approved
73 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

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.
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Director
Writers
Mel Dinelli (screenplay) | Cornell Woolrich (based on a story by: "The Boy Cried Murder")
Composer
Cinematographers
Robert De Grasse | William O. Steiner (as William Steiner)
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Release date
May 21, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Barbara Hale
Mary Woodry Mary Woodry   See fewer
Arthur Kennedy
Ed Woodry Ed Woodry   See fewer
Paul Stewart
Joe Kellerson Joe Kellerson   See fewer
Ruth Roman
Jean Kellerson Jean Kellerson   See fewer
Tom Ahearne
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Benedict
Murdered Seaman (uncredited) Murdered Seaman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Coleman
Cop Carrying Stretcher (uncredited) Cop Carrying Stretcher (uncredited)   See fewer
Lloyd Dawson
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Faulkner
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Budd Fine
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Flynn
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Kass
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Kern
Observer at Scene (uncredited) Observer at Scene (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Mack
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
James Nolan
Stranger on Street (uncredited) Stranger on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Phelps
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Ross
Detective Ross (uncredited) Detective Ross (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Saxe
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Small
Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited)   See fewer
Brick Sullivan
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Tex Swan
Milkman (uncredited) Milkman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Terrell
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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