The Window

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

May 21 1949 Approved 1h 13m

Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

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.

Plot

At the age of 9, Tommy Woodry has a reputation for telling tall tales -- the latest one being that his family is moving from Manhattan to a ranch out west. When the landlord interrupts the Woodrys at dinner to show their about-to-be-vacated apartment, the Woodrys tell Tommy enough is enough. Then that hot summer night Tommy decides to sleep on the fire escape -- outside the Kellerson's apartment, since it is a story higher and gets more breeze. Tommy sees the Kellersons kill a man. Tommy's parents and the police won't believe his story. But the Kellersons want to silence him.

Written by

Mel Dinelli, Cornell Woolrich

Directed by

Ted Tetzlaff

Cast

Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

Scores

# of Votes

5,377

Average Rating

7.4 out of 10

Metascore

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