The Window (1949): Cast & Plot
The Window is a 1949 crime thriller directed by Ted Tetzlaff, starring Bobby Driscoll as Tommy Woodry, Paul Stewart and Ruth Roman. It runs 1 hour 13 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 13m (73 min)
- Director
- Ted Tetzlaff
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Window About?
The premise of The Window without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An imaginative boy who often fabricates stories witnesses a murder through his window. When he tells his parents and the police, they dismiss his account, but the killers living upstairs know he saw them. Determined to keep their secret, they set out to permanently silence the boy as he struggles to prove the truth.
The Window Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- reference to the boy who cried wolf
- rooftop
- witness to a murder
- stabbed with scissors
- watching through a window
- disposing of a dead body
- hiding a dead body
- apartment building
- heart to heart talk
- stray cat
- reporting a murder
- upstairs neighbors
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- note
- child home alone
- window nailed shut
- locked in a room
- wire coat hanger
- kidnapping
- punching a child
- rooftop chase
- dilapidated building
- father proud of son
- 9 year old boy
- kidnapping a child
- climbing in a window
- climbing out a window
- false accusation of lying
- jumping from height
- tenement
- scissors
- heat wave
- home alone
- safety net
- derelict building
- key
- wooden beam
- sleeping on fire escape
- reference to aesop's fables
- public telephone
- locked door
- breaking and entering
- crying for help
- condemned building
- falling to death
- beam
- child in jeopardy
- taxi
- fire escape
- apartment
- neighbor
The Window Cast & Characters
Bobby Driscoll leads the cast as Tommy Woodry, with Paul Stewart as Joe Kellerson and Ruth Roman as Jean Kellerson. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director Ted Tetzlaff
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Bobby Driscoll as Tommy Woodry -
Paul Stewart as Joe Kellerson - Ruth Roman as Jean Kellerson
- Barbara Hale as Mary Woodry
Also Starring in The Window
· 17 more- Arthur Kennedy Ed Woodry
- Lee Phelps Police Officer (Uncredited)
- Brick Sullivan Police Officer (Uncredited)
- Tom Coleman Cop Carrying Stretcher (Uncredited)
- Budd Fine Police Officer (Uncredited)
- Ken Terrell Man (Uncredited)
- Richard Benedict Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
- James Nolan Stranger on Street (Uncredited)
- Charles Flynn Police Officer (Uncredited)
- Carl Saxe Police Officer (Uncredited)
- Carl Faulkner Police Officer (Uncredited)
- Johnny Kern Observer at Scene (Uncredited)
- Anthony Ross Detective Ross (uncredited)
- Eric Mack Police Officer (Uncredited)
- Tex Swan Milkman (Uncredited)
- Lloyd Dawson Police Officer (Uncredited)
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- Lee Kass Reporter (Uncredited)
The Window Plot Summary
What happens in The Window from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In New York’s Lower East Side, young Tommy Woodry [Bobby Driscoll] has a habit of crying wolf. Late one night, while trying to sleep on the building fire escape, he glimpses his two seemingly ordinary neighbors, Joe Kellerson [Paul Stewart] and Jean Kellerson [Ruth Roman], murder a drunken sailor inside their apartment. Tommy’s story meets a cold wall: neither his parents nor the police believe him, chalking it up to one of the boy’s tall tales that never quite add up.
Full summary
The whole story of The Window, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know The Window?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What is the name of the young boy who witnesses the murder?
Cars in The Window
14 cars on screen, including the 1946 De Soto De Luxe and the 1940 Studebaker Commander.
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1946 De Soto De Luxe Minor role -
1940 Studebaker Commander Minor role -
1942 Studebaker Commander Minor role -
1937 Chevrolet Master Background role
The Window Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “窓” and “Une Incroyable histoire”.
- Also known as
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- 窓
- Une Incroyable histoire
- Das unheimliche Fenster
- La ventana
- La finestra socchiusa
- Είδα το Δολοφόνο
- Ninguém Crê em Mim
- Окно
- 窗
- 윈도우
Seen The Window?
Movies Like The Window
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Window Gossip, The Shadow on the Window and Girl at the Window.
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The Window Gossip 1956 -
The Shadow on the Window 1957 -
Girl at the Window 2022 -
A Window in London 1940 -
The Bedroom Window 1987 -
Witness to Murder 1954 -
The Woman in the Window 1944 -
The Darklings 1999 -
Window Seat 2022 -
Windows 1980 -
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window 2022 -
The Upturned Glass 1947
The Window FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Window, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Window?
The Window runs 1 hour 13 minutes (73 minutes).
When was The Window released?
The Window was released on May 10, 1949.
Who directed The Window?
The Window was directed by Ted Tetzlaff.
More films by Ted Tetzlaff Who is in the cast of The Window?
The Window stars Bobby Driscoll as Tommy Woodry, Paul Stewart as Joe Kellerson and Ruth Roman as Jean Kellerson, among 21 credited actors.
Does The Window have a post-credit scene?
No. The Window has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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