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Overview

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Director:

Henry Hathaway

Writers:

John Paxton (screenplay)
Joel Sayre (story)

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Release Date:

April 1951 (USA) more

Tagline:

A new element in screen suspense

Plot:

An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more

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User Comments:

Yes more (24 total)


Cast

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Paul Douglas ... Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan

Richard Basehart ... Robert Cosick

Barbara Bel Geddes ... Virginia Foster
Debra Paget ... Ruth

Agnes Moorehead ... Christine Hill Cosick
Robert Keith ... Paul E. Cosick
Howard Da Silva ... Deputy Police Chief Moskar (as Howard da Silva)
Jeffrey Hunter ... Danny Klempner

Martin Gabel ... Dr. Strauss

Grace Kelly ... Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller

Frank Faylen ... Walter, room service waiter
Jeff Corey ... Police Sgt. Farley
James Millican ... Police Sgt. Boyle
Donald Randolph ... Dr. Benson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

14 Hours (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (re-rated) | West Germany:16 (original rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #14687) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

This film is based on a real life incident which happened July 26, 1938 in New York City. John W. Warde, 26 years of age, leaped seventeen floors to his death from the ledge outside a room in the Hotel Gotham. more

Goofs:

Continuity: The middle-aged priest climbs 15 flights of stairs, and is not the least bit out of breath. more

Quotes:

Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan: [Phoning to police headquarters] Dunnigan, Traffic "A."
Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan: There's a jumper on the ledge... Hotel Rodney!
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'High Noon' (1992) (V) more


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16 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Yes, 11 October 2002
7/10
Author: watercrake from Canada

Despite the distinction of being Grace Kelly's first film, (and she is quite good here), this film holds up with the best of the genre. It's one of those films that is incidentally seen by the casual channel surfer and, given five minutes, impossible to turn away from. This film is amazingly innovative in its premise and relies on character, (New York being as important as any other), and story to set the flow and tempo. There are deliciously cunning and unique character moments throughout a film that is, at the same time, full of contrivance and stereotypical sorts. (Do we really need to see another Irish-american policeman being negligent in his duties?). Yet, somehow all the parts equal a very solid whole and a very tense, sharply focussed and surprising film.

If you see this one on late-night tv as you flick through with your remote, be sure to stop and take a look. This one is a definite "yes".

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