The Glass Wall (1953)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Vittorio Gassman	...	Peter Kaban
	Gloria Grahame	...	Maggie Summers
	Ann Robinson	...	Nancy
	Douglas Spencer	...	Inspector Bailey
	Robin Raymond	...	Tanya aka Bella Zakoyla
	Jerry Paris	...	Tom
	Elizabeth Slifer	...	Mrs. Hinckley - Landlady
	Richard Reeves	...	Eddie Hinckley
	Joe Turkel	...	Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
	Else Neft	...	Mrs. Zakoyla
	Michael Fox	...	Inspector Toomey / Narrator
	Nesdon Booth	...	Monroe - Taxi Driver (as Ned Booth)
	Kathleen Freeman	...	Zelda - Fat Woman
	Juney Ellis	...	Girl friend
	Jack Teagarden	...	Himself - Musician

Storyline

Peter, a WW II 'displaced person' about to be deported jumps ship in New York harbor in an effort to find an ex-G.I named Tom whom he helped during the war and can prove Peter's right to legal entry in the United States. It is a race against time for if he can't Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship. His quest leads him to befriending Maggie, a down-on-her-luck factory worker whom he rejuvenates through his good faith; a visit to a jazz club where Shorty Rogers and his band and trombonist Jack Teagarden are playing, and an interlude with a good- hearted burlesque dancer, Tanya Zakoyla, takes him to her mother's home for food and rest. The climax comes at dawn in the United Nations building (the "glass wall" of the title) where he goes to plead his case and that of all displaced persons. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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