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The Window

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

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 : 1949-05-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Bobby Driscoll

Character Name : Tommy Woodry

Original Name : Bobby Driscoll

Gender : Male

Barbara Hale

Character Name : Mary Woodry

Original Name : Barbara Hale

Gender : Female

Arthur Kennedy

Character Name : Ed Woodry

Original Name : Arthur Kennedy

Gender : Male

Paul Stewart

Character Name : Joe Kellerson

Original Name : Paul Stewart

Gender : Male

Ruth Roman

Character Name : Jean Kellerson

Original Name : Ruth Roman

Gender : Female

Richard Benedict

Character Name : Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Benedict

Gender : Male

James Nolan

Character Name : Stranger on Street (Uncredited)

Original Name : James Nolan

Gender : Male

Anthony Ross

Character Name : Detective Ross (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Ross

Gender : Male

Tom Coleman

Character Name : Cop Carrying Stretcher (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Coleman

Gender : Male

Lloyd Dawson

Character Name : Police Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lloyd Dawson

Gender : Male

Carl Faulkner

Character Name : Police Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Faulkner

Gender : Male

Budd Fine

Character Name : Police Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Budd Fine

Gender : Male

Eric Mack

Character Name : Police Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Mack

Gender : Male

Lee Phelps

Character Name : Police Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Carl Saxe

Character Name : Police Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Saxe

Gender : Male

Brick Sullivan

Character Name : Police Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Charles Flynn

Character Name : Police Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Flynn

Gender : Male

Ken Terrell

Character Name : Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ken Terrell

Gender : Male

Lee Kass

Character Name : Reporter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Kass

Gender : Male

Johnny Kern

Character Name : Observer at Scene (Uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Kern

Gender : Male

Tex Swan

Character Name : Milkman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Swan

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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