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The Woman in the Window (1944)

107 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery  -   3 November 1944 (USA)
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When a conservative middle-aged professor engages in a minor dalliance with a femme fatale, he is plunged into a nightmarish quicksand of blackmail and murder.

Director:

Fritz Lang

Writers:

Nunnally Johnson (written for the screen by), J.H. Wallis (novel)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edward G. Robinson ...
Professor Richard Wanley
Joan Bennett ...
Alice Reed
Raymond Massey Raymond Massey ...
Dist. Atty. Frank Lalor
Edmund Breon Edmund Breon ...
Dr. Michael Barkstane
Dan Duryea Dan Duryea ...
Heidt / Tim, the Doorman
Thomas E. Jackson Thomas E. Jackson ...
Inspector Jackson, Homicide Bureau
Dorothy Peterson Dorothy Peterson ...
Mrs. Wanley
Arthur Loft Arthur Loft ...
Claude Mazard / Frank Howard / Charlie the Hatcheck Man
Frank Dawson Frank Dawson ...
Collins, the Steward
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Storyline

Gotham College professor Wanley and his friends become obsessed with the portrait of a woman in the window next to the men's club. Wanley happens to meet the woman while admiring her portrait, and ends up in her apartment for talk and a bit of champagne. Her boyfriend bursts in and misinterprets Wanley's presence, whereupon a scuffle ensues and the boyfriend gets killed. In order to protect his reputation, the professor agrees to dump the body and help cover up the killing, but becomes increasingly suspect as the police uncover more and more clues and a blackmailer begins leaning on the woman. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>  

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Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 25, 1945 with Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea and Edward G. Robinson reprising their film roles. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Wanley is hurrying back into the apartment through the rain, his hat and coat are clearly soaked. In the next shot, when he is inside, his clothes are considerably less rain-soaked than before. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Richard Wanley: [lecturing] The Biblical injunction "Thou shalt not kill" is one that requires qualification in view of our broader knowledge of impulses behind homicide. The various legal categories such as first and second degree murder, the various degrees of homicide, manslaughter, are civilized recognitions of impulses of various degrees of culpability. The man who kills in self defense, for instance, must not be judged by the same standards applied to the man who kills for gain.
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Connections

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