Directed by:
Henry HathawayScreenplay:
John PaxtonCinematography:
Joseph MacDonaldComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Paget, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Keith, Howard Da Silva, Jeffrey Hunter, Martin Gabel, Grace Kelly (more)Plots(1)
This compelling suspense drama spends its time with a tormented young man (Richard Basehart) as he teeters on a New York hotel's 15th floor window ledge, deciding whether or not to jump. Paul Douglas plays a traffic cop, the first officer on the scene, and through his gentle, compassionate talk, he becomes the only one the man on the ledge trusts. He certainly doesn't trust his mother (Agnes Moorehead) or ex-fiancée (Barbara Bel Geddes). The crowd below is mesmerized and for some, the fourteen hours that follow will change their lives forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Janice Rule](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/367/367202_11dfee.jpg)
Janice Rule
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Chase (1966)
Missing (1982)
![Leif Erickson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247517_d25691.jpg)
Leif Erickson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
![Russell Hicks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000093_e450a1.jpg)
Russell Hicks
USA
Best movies:
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
The Little Foxes (1941)
![Forbes Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185624_51416d.gif)
Forbes Murray
Canada
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Vertigo (1958)
![Rory Mallinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/317/159317994_f324fe.jpg)
Rory Mallinson
USA
Best movies:
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
One Desire (1955)
![Rusty Lane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/318/159318044_f77845.jpg)
Rusty Lane
USA
Best movies:
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Party Girl (1958)
![James Millican](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/867/159867210_acbd83.gif)
James Millican
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
![Harvey Lembeck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/674/158674199_b607fa.jpg)
Harvey Lembeck
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Stalag 17 (1953)
A View from the Bridge (1962)
Jerry Hausner
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hugo the Hippo (1975)
![Dan Riss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/438/160438330_e3cde1.jpg)
Dan Riss
USA
Best movies:
Only the Valiant (1951)
Human Desire (1954)
The Enforcer (1951)
![Willard Waterman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/721/160721133_9a482b.jpg)
Willard Waterman
USA
Best movies:
The Apartment (1960)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Mystery Street (1950)
Ann Morrison
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
House of Strangers (1949)
The Tall Stranger (1957)
Suzanne Ridgway
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
James Warren
USA
Best movies:
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
Girl Crazy (1943)
Howard Negley
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
North by Northwest (1959)
Notorious (1946)
![Donald Randolph](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/559/161559273_779680.jpg)
Donald Randolph
South Africa
Best movies:
Gunsmoke (1953)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
Phffft! (1954)
![Gordon Gebert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/461/161461539_dec355.jpg)
Gordon Gebert
USA
Best movies:
The Narrow Margin (1952)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Holiday Affair (1949)
![George Baxter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/589/161589588_5ccb8c.jpg)
George Baxter
France
Best movies:
Caged (1950)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Sandra Gould
USA
Best movies:
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Airport (1970)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Alix Talton
USA
Best movies:
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Rock Around the Clock (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)