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      The Window

      Released Aug 6, 1949 1h 13m Mystery & Thriller List
      100% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 76% Audience Score 500+ Ratings When young Tommy (Bobby Driscoll) sneaks out of his bedroom and onto the fire escape of his tenement building, he sees two neighbors, Joe (Paul Stewart) and Jean Kellerson (Ruth Roman), murder a sailor (Richard Benedict). Tommy, who has been reprimanded before by his parents for telling phony stories, informs his mother (Barbara Hale) of the crime, but she does not believe him. After his mother leaves to attend to a sick relative, Tommy worries that the Kellersons will try to kill him, too. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 01 Buy Now

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      Bob Thomas Associated Press The Window again proves that some of the best Hollywood films are the less costly. It has no star names and no "production values," but it holds more interest than many expensive films. Jul 25, 2019 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...compelling subject matter that’s employed to mostly engaging and entertaining effect by Tetzlaff... Rated: 3/4 Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews Ted Tetzlaff’s snappy thriller—adapted from the Cornell Woolrich short story “The Boy Cried Wolf”—straddles the rarely mapped line between Aesop’s Fable and film noir. Rated: 3/4 Aug 18, 2022 Full Review Nell Dodson Russell Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder The Window isn't overly long, but every minute of it keeps your attention riveted to the screen. Jan 14, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy A nifty thriller. Rated: 3/4 Oct 2, 2021 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 11, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      ward g Quite a good thriller! Very well acted with mostly no big name actors. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Steve B A tight, tense movie from the noir age with a perfect cast, small budget and real feel of those NYC walk-up apartments with the steel fire escapes, and those large window that were so easy to climb out of and see into their neighbors apartments. And when it got hot people would actually sleep out on those fire escapes. Which of course leads a little boy to see something which he should not have seen. Which of course no ones beliefs he saw. Which of course leads the perpetrators to try to make sure that the little boy does not tell the police or anyone else. Which of course leads us to a completely believable tight, tense thriller. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/02/23 Full Review jennifer o Very suspenseful! Just disappointed that they missed the opportunity to refer to the couple as the "Killersons..." Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review deke p interesting plot. Good cast. Seen it on tv a couple of times, & today 7.1.21 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review andrey k Nice little movie about a boy who's cried wolf too many times, so that, when this time it's for real, his parents doesn't trust him. It's suspenseful, well-acted with good message for both children and adults. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jim b Absolutely incredible suspense movie, thriller, featuring Bobby Driscoll as this boy who likes to lie, one night witnessing an actual murder in his tenement building. And of course nobody will believe him, right? This may sound like a simplistic premise but the story is fantastic, the acting likewise, the suspense amazing, this same story was used in a couple other movies with variants to them like REAR WINDOW and frankly I'd said THIS is MUCH better than Rear Window. AMAZING!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis When young Tommy (Bobby Driscoll) sneaks out of his bedroom and onto the fire escape of his tenement building, he sees two neighbors, Joe (Paul Stewart) and Jean Kellerson (Ruth Roman), murder a sailor (Richard Benedict). Tommy, who has been reprimanded before by his parents for telling phony stories, informs his mother (Barbara Hale) of the crime, but she does not believe him. After his mother leaves to attend to a sick relative, Tommy worries that the Kellersons will try to kill him, too.
      Director
      Ted Tetzlaff
      Screenwriter
      Cornell Woolrich
      Distributor
      RKO Radio Pictures
      Production Co
      RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 6, 1949, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2012
      Runtime
      1h 13m
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      35mm, Flat (1.37:1)
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