DramaThriller

Fourteen Hours

- A new element in screen suspense

A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. A policeman makes every effort to argue him out of it.

Release Date : 1951-04-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : 14 Hours

Cast

Character Name : Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan

Original Name : Paul Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert Cosick

Original Name : Richard Basehart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Virginia Foster

Original Name : Barbara Bel Geddes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ruth

Original Name : Debra Paget

Gender : Female

Character Name : Christine Hill Cosick

Original Name : Agnes Moorehead

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul E. Cosick

Original Name : Robert Keith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Police Chief Moskar

Original Name : Howard Da Silva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danny Klempner

Original Name : Jeffrey Hunter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Strauss

Original Name : Martin Gabel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller

Original Name : Grace Kelly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Walter, room service waiter

Original Name : Frank Faylen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Sgt. Farley

Original Name : Jeff Corey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Sgt. Boyle

Original Name : James Millican

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Benson

Original Name : Donald Randolph

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Beymer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Ossie Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Brad Dexter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Leif Erickson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Sandra Gould

Gender : Female

Character Name : Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Hicks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Brian Keith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Harvey Lembeck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fireman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Randolph

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Janice Rule

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barbara (uncredited)

Original Name : Joyce Van Patten

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Harris (uncredited)

Original Name : Willard Waterman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : John Cassavetes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Rusty Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Kelly (uncredited)

Original Name : Alix Talton

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-05

When some lady lets out an almighty yell, local traffic cop "Dunnigan" (Paul Douglas) looks up and espies a gent standing on a window ledge of an hotel some fifteen stories up. He races up to the man's room and what ensues for the next ninety-odd minutes sees him trying to understand just why the young "Robert" (Richard Basehart) is about to take a tumble. Needless to say, both men are nervous, but the cop decides that he has to work on establishing trust and that's the anchor we need too as his mother (Agnes Moorehead), father (Robert Keith) and ex-fiancée (Barbara Bel Geddes) all turn up and add their tuppence worth to the man's predicament - and they are not always helpful. Indeed, as we learn more about this man and his completely dysfunctional family, we learn quite a bit about the causes for his apparently low self esteem. On the ground, the city is fascinated by this and we are also introduced to those watching. A group of taxi drivers caught up in the snarled streets, The young "Danny" (Jeffery Hunter) who might just have found some romance, and we've also a few scenes with Grace Kelly too - though she seems to leave her accent behind from time to time. Basehart and Douglas establish quite a compelling rapport as the film develops, and Henry Hathaway uses the sub-plots quite effectively to give us a break from the intensity of the story without disturbing the thrust of the thing. There is one scene with an interfering, imbecilic, man of God (George MacQuarrie) that almost had me shouting at the screen and by the end, we are simply unsure of the outcome. It's neatly confined, tense and well worth a look.