Make your own movie lists and share them with your friends. Bobby driscoll arthur kennedy in the window 1949 original movie photo 40186. The problem is that tommy has a reputation for telling tall tales so no one believes him now that hes telling the truth. It was a box office and critical hit upon its release in 1949. The window is a 1949 american blackandwhite suspense film noir, based on the short story the boy cried murder reprinted as fire escape 4 by cornell woolrich about a lying boy who suspects that his neighbors are killers. I got this movie because my sister saw it and told me it was good. The film, an urban variation on the boy who cried wolf theme, spins a tense, 73minute tale about a young boy who witnesses a murder. The window is a film directed by ted tetzlaff with barbara hale, bobby driscoll, arthur kennedy, paul stewart, year. Rkos 1949 thriller the window, directed by ted tetzlaff, tends to support that theory.
The window 1949 named best mystery film of the year by the mystery writers of america, the window 1949 is often overlooked by modern audiences. Starring alongside bobby driscoll are barbara hale, arthur kennedy, ruth roman and paul stewart. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It is one of 3 films based on the same novella i believe. Cast and crew credits for the window, 1949, directed by ted tetzlaff, with barbara hale, arthur kennedy, paul stewart, at turner classic movies. I own all 3 and all 3 are good films, though rear window is in a class by itself. Buy the window movie posters from movie poster shop. Jeff jefferies james stuart is confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with watching the private lives of his neighbors play out across the.
I saw this movie for the first time on a 16mm print when i was about 8 years old. May 04, 2012 rkos 1949 thriller the window, directed by ted tetzlaff, tends to support that theory. The window 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era of the film, the mood or design of the film, and much more. The window is a 1949 american blackandwhite 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 window 1949 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. Jun 05, 2009 it is a significant day for 80 year old antonio. The premise in all 3 a little different in this movie, the window, its a child, tommy, a little boy with an over active imagination and a habit of crying wolf. The best movies of 1949 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. The window 1949 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. 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 film jump to navigation jump to search. Hitchcock based one of his greatest movies, rear window, on a woolrich story. Discover new movies, browse movie lists by any category, watch trailers. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and. Publication date 20160509 usage public domain mark 1. The film, which was a critical success, was produced by frederic ullman jr. The window 1949 ted tetzlaff synopsis, characteristics. He climbs up outside the window of a neighboring couple, the kellersons. Read the full synopsis of the window, 1949, directed by ted tetzlaff, with barbara hale, arthur kennedy, paul stewart, at turner classic movies.
An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but cant get his parents or the police to believe him. In this melodrama, bobby driscoll stars as a young boy prone to fibs. Released 1949, the window stars bobby driscoll, barbara hale, arthur kennedy, paul stewart the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a score of. The window 1949 is a drama, film noir movie starring bobby driscoll and barbara hale. 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. Thus, no one believes driscoll when he claims to have seen a murder in a neighboring apartment. The window again proves that some of the best hollywood films are the less costly. Gallery of 20 movie poster and cover images for the window 1949. Before hitchcocks beloved rear window and long before the big labeoufsky gifted us with disturbia, there was 1949 s thriller noir the window. After an absence of many years, his estranged son is coming to visit. Although hitchcocks and tetzlaffs movies were based on different woolrich stories there are superficial similarities both involve a murder or an apparent murder. The window 1949 the window is an excellent film noir not only because of its look reallife gritty new york city but also because it stands as one very good suspense film. The window 1949 movie moviefone when young tommy bobby driscoll sneaks out of his bedroom and onto the fire escape of his tenement building.
The window is a 1949 american blackandwhite suspense film noir directed by ted tetzlaff, based on the short story the boy cried murder by cornell woolrich on a hot summer night, young tommy woodry bobby driscoll decides to sleep on the fire escape of his familys tenement apartment. The window, a 1988 album by saxophonist steve lacy. The window 1949 movie moviefone 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. Rear window is pretty much perfection, hitchcocks opening sequence introduces you into this world of neighbors and all the happenings around james stewart. Thats unfortunate for tommy, because almost no one will believe. Hitchcock based one of his greatest movies, rear window. Based on a story by cornell woolrich, the movie has a lot in common with the window peeper in the. It had actually been filmed two years earlier but had been temporarily shelved by the studios eccentric owner howard hughes. The window song cycle, an 1871 song cycle by arthur sullivan and alfred, lord tennyson the window 1949 film, a 1949 american film. The window 1949 film synopsis and discussion obscure.
With bobby driscoll, barbara hale, arthur kennedy, paul stewart. Wikiproject film rated cclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Aug 29, 2015 ted tetzlaff directs 1949s the window, based on a story by prolific mystery storyteller cornell woolrich. The window 1949 trivia 12 add new this film was shot in the latter part of 1947 but shelved by rko boss howard hughes and released in 1949. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Ted tetzlaff directs 1949 s the window, based on a story by prolific mystery storyteller cornell woolrich. When bobby driscoll got his juvenile oscar in 1950 he was years old. Oct 14, 2015 howard unruh, a war veteran, killed people by shooting from a window down into a crowded street. Camped out on the fire escape where its cooler, one floor above his familys apartment, tommy bobby driscoll sees the kellersons paul stewart, ruth roman commit the crime, his mom barbara hale not buying it, in the window, 1949 view the tcmdb entry for the window 1949. He climbs up outside a neighbors window, the kellersons, where he sees them kill a man with a pair of scissors. A boy who always lies witnesses a murder but cant get anyone but the killer to believe him. Movie title screens classic film noir the 1940s and 1950s.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Young tommy woodry gets used to telling fantastic but harmless lies to his family and friends because hes bored. Details about 1949 the window movie barbara hale bobby driscoll arthur kennedy vintage ad. Prefiguring rear window but harking back to the boy who cried wolf, 9yearold tommy bobby driscoll sees a murder in the. The window goes out of its way to try and i think it succeeds admirably. Noted cinematographer ted tetzlaff notorious directs, ramping up the tension in this film based on a story by cornell woolrich rear window. The window is a 1949 american blackandwhite suspense film noir, based on the short story the boy cried murder reprinted as fire escape by cornell. On a hot summer night, young tommy woodry decides to sleep on the fire escape. Prefiguring rear window but harking back to the boy who cried wolf, 9yearold tommy bobby driscoll sees a murder in the upstairs apartment while lurking on the fire escape.
Bobby driscoll, playing perhaps the genres youngest protagonist, received an honorary oscar for his portrayal of the imperiled boy. See the full list of the window cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. Approved 1h min drama, filmnoir, thriller may 1949 usa.
Camped out on the fire escape where its cooler, one floor above his familys apartment, tommy bobby driscoll sees the kellersons paul stewart, ruth roman commit the crime, his mom barbara hale not buying it, in the window, 1949. The witch in the window 2018 trailer movie duration. There is this movie the window and also witness to murder. The window 1949 approved 1h min drama, filmnoir, thriller may 1949 usa to avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9yearold manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him. Starring barbara hale, arthur kennedy, paul stewart. When a conservative middleaged professor engages in a minor dalliance with a femme fatale, he is plunged into a nightmarish quicksand of blackmail and murder. To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9yearold manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him. 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. Bobby driscoll arthur kennedy in the window 1949 original.
At the age of 9, tommy woodry has a reputation for telling tall tales the latest one being that his family is. The window dvdr 1949 warner archive collection mod. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Keeper of the bees classic old movie film full length freestory by gene stratton porter.
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Nothing ever thrilled you like the thrill youll see in the window. The image measures 1936 2949 pixels and is 1524 kilobytes large. High resolution rerelease movie poster image for the window 1949.