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The Window is a 1949 American black-and-white suspense film noir, based on the short story "The Boy Cried Murder" (reprinted as "Fire Escape") by Cornell Woolrich about a lying boy who suspects that his neighbors are killers. The film, which was a critical success, was produced by Frederic Ullman, Jr. for $210,000 but earned much more, making it a box office hit for RKO Pictures. The film was directed by Ted Tetzlaff, who worked as a cinematographer on over 100 films, including another successful suspense film, Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946). For his performance in this film, Bobby Driscoll was presented with a miniature Oscar statuette as the outstanding juvenile actor of 1949 at the 1950 Academy Awards ceremony.
Original Release
05/10/1949
US Release
05/10/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barbara Hale | Mary Woodry |
Arthur Kennedy | Ed Woodry |
Paul Stewart | Joe Kellerson |
Ruth Roman | Jean Kellerson |
Bobby Driscoll | Tommy / Tommy Woodry |
Richard Benedict | Murdered Seaman / Murdered Seaman (Uncredited) |
Tom Coleman | Cop Carrying Stretcher / Cop Carrying Stretcher (Uncredited) |
Lloyd Dawson | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Carl Faulkner | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Budd Fine | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barbara Hale | Mary Woodry |
Arthur Kennedy | Ed Woodry |
Paul Stewart | Joe Kellerson |
Ruth Roman | Jean Kellerson |
Bobby Driscoll | Tommy / Tommy Woodry |
Richard Benedict | Murdered Seaman / Murdered Seaman (Uncredited) |
Tom Coleman | Cop Carrying Stretcher / Cop Carrying Stretcher (Uncredited) |
Lloyd Dawson | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Carl Faulkner | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Budd Fine | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Charles Flynn | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Lee Kass | Reporter / Reporter (Uncredited) |
Johnny Kern | Observer at Scene / Observer at Scene (Uncredited) |
Eric Mack | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
James Nolan | Stranger on Street / Stranger on Street (Uncredited) |
Lee Phelps | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Anthony Ross | Detective Ross |
Carl Saxe | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Edgar Small | Bit Part |
Brick Sullivan | Police Officer / Police Officer (Uncredited) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dore Schary | Producer |
Frederic Ullman Jr. | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1950 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |