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.
The Window (1949) is a thriller and crime film directed by Ted Tetzlaff, released on May 10, 1949 with a runtime of 1h 13m. It stars Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy and Paul Stewart. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 75 ratings.
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)
Tom Coleman
as Cop Carrying Stretcher (Uncredited)
Lloyd Dawson
as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Carl Faulkner
as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Budd Fine
as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Directed by Ted Tetzlaff, written by Mel Dinelli and Cornell Woolrich, produced by Frederic Ullman Jr. and Dore Schary.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 75 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on May 11, 2015
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The main cast of The Window (1949) includes Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart and Ruth Roman. The film was directed by Ted Tetzlaff. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Window was released on May 10, 1949 and runs for 1h 13m.
The Window (1949) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 75 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
