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The Window (1949)

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

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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.

Release Date
May 10, 1949
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
6.9/10 (74 votes)

Director: Ted Tetzlaff

Cast: Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Richard Benedict, James Nolan, Anthony Ross

Production: RKO Radio Pictures
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John Chard - 8/10

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 ...

May 11, 2015

The Window

The Window

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

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

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73 min

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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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date5/10/1949
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Cast

Bobby Driscoll

as Tommy Woodry

Barbara Hale

as Mary Woodry

Arthur Kennedy

as Ed Woodry

Paul Stewart

as Joe Kellerson

Ruth Roman

as Jean Kellerson

Richard Benedict

as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)

James Nolan

as Stranger on Street (Uncredited)

Anthony Ross

as Detective Ross (uncredited)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Window about?

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, …

How long is The Window?

1h 13m

When was The Window released?

May 10, 1949

Who directed The Window?

Ted Tetzlaff

Who stars in The Window?

Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy

What genre is The Window?

Thriller, Crime