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Ikkuna

Original title: The Window
  • 19491949
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.2K
YOUR RATING
Ikkuna (1949)
DramaFilm-NoirThriller
To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9-year-old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him.To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9-year-old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him.To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9-year-old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ted Tetzlaff
  • Writers
    • Mel Dinelli(screenplay)
    • Cornell Woolrich(based on a story by: "The Boy Cried Murder")
  • Stars
    • Bobby Driscoll
    • Barbara Hale
    • Arthur Kennedy
  • Director
    • Ted Tetzlaff
  • Writers
    • Mel Dinelli(screenplay)
    • Cornell Woolrich(based on a story by: "The Boy Cried Murder")
  • Stars
    • Bobby Driscoll
    • Barbara Hale
    • Arthur Kennedy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 81User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Bobby Driscoll, Ruth Roman, and Paul Stewart in Ikkuna (1949)
    Bobby Driscoll in Ikkuna (1949)
    Bobby Driscoll in Ikkuna (1949)
    Bobby Driscoll and Ruth Roman in Ikkuna (1949)
    Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, and Arthur Kennedy in Ikkuna (1949)
    Bobby Driscoll in Ikkuna (1949)
    Bobby Driscoll, Ruth Roman, and Paul Stewart in Ikkuna (1949)
    Bobby Driscoll, Ruth Roman, and Paul Stewart in Ikkuna (1949)
    Barbara Hale and Arthur Kennedy in Ikkuna (1949)
    Paul Stewart in Ikkuna (1949)
    Ikkuna (1949)
    Bobby Driscoll and Arthur Kennedy in Ikkuna (1949)

    Top cast

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    Bobby Driscoll
    Bobby Driscoll
    • Tommy
    Barbara Hale
    Barbara Hale
    • Mary Woodry
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Ed Woodry
    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
    • Joe Kellerson
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Jean Kellerson
    Tom Ahearne
      Richard Benedict
      Richard Benedict
      • Murdered Seaman
      • (uncredited)
      Tom Coleman
      • Cop Carrying Stretcher
      • (uncredited)
      Lloyd Dawson
      • Police Officer
      • (uncredited)
      Carl Faulkner
      • Police Officer
      • (uncredited)
      Budd Fine
      • Police Officer
      • (uncredited)
      Charles Flynn
      • Police Officer
      • (uncredited)
      Lee Kass
      • Reporter
      • (uncredited)
      Johnny Kern
      Johnny Kern
      • Observer at Scene
      • (uncredited)
      Eric Mack
      • Police Officer
      • (uncredited)
      James Nolan
      James Nolan
      • Stranger on Street
      • (uncredited)
      Lee Phelps
      • Police Officer
      • (uncredited)
      Anthony Ross
      Anthony Ross
      • Detective Ross
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Ted Tetzlaff
      • Writers
        • Mel Dinelli(screenplay)
        • Cornell Woolrich(based on a story by: "The Boy Cried Murder")
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      Storyline

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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        This film was shot in the latter part of 1947 but shelved by RKO boss Howard Hughes and released in 1949. When Bobby Driscoll got his Juvenile Oscar in 1950, he was 13 years old.
      • Goofs
        (at around 4 mins) While running down the top flight of stairs to play with the neighbor boys, Tommy's breath is visible. His breath is visible again (at around 25 mins) while he is running to the police station, just after he runs past the canopy of 136th. This is due to shooting in the late Fall when the movie is set in the 94 degree heat of summer.
      • Quotes

        [last lines]

        Tommy: [Tommy and his parents are in the back of a police car on the way to the police station] And that's all the truth.

        Police Officer: That was some jump, son.

        Tommy: Yeah, but I know one thing. I'm never gonna be a fireman. I don't like jumpin' in those nets.

        Ed Woodry: I'm proud of you, Tommy. And from now on, I promise I'll believe you.

        Tommy: I'm glad, Pop. And from now on, I promise I'll never make up another story.

        Mary Woodry: That'll make us all happy.

        Ed Woodry: I'll bet when we get down to the station, a lot guys are going to point at me and say, "There goes Tommy Woodry's father."

        [Tommy smiles and his father chuckles over a shot of his son's beaming face]

      • Crazy credits
        The role of "Tommy" played by BOBBY DRISCOLL by special arrangement with WALT DISNEY
      • Connections
        Featured in Crumb (1994)

      User reviews81

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      Exceptional little thriller of a child's worst nightmare...
      The theme of a murder being witnessed by someone who no one believes, is based on the familiar concept of "cry wolf once too often and no one will believe you when you're telling the truth". Here it's played to the nth degree by an excellent cast--Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Ruth Roman and Paul Stewart--and directed in realistic, gritty style by Ted Tetzlaff. The New York tenement setting is an absorbing environment for this chilling tale of a boy who is in danger when the murderers know they have been seen--and must come to grips with his situation without the aid of his parents or police. Based on a Cornell Woolrich story, it's so tight and suspenseful for the length of its running time that it effectively projects the dark, nightmare world where one's worst childhood fears can come true. With the dark ambiance of lower East Side tenaments as its setting, danger and death seem to entrap the boy in every lurking shadow until his ultimate pursuit by the killers. This is a modest thriller that achieves a maximum of suspense thanks to the skillful performance by child star Bobby Driscoll and bears a resemblance to other Woolrich stories, as for example 'Rear Window'. Barbara Hale and Arthur Kennedy register strongly as the parents. Ruth Roman and Paul Stewart are a chilly pair as the neighbors from hell.
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      • May 14, 2001

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      • Arthur Kennedy---When was he Signed for "The Window"?

      Details

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      • Release date
        • November 24, 1950 (Finland)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • The Window
      • Filming locations
        • New York City, New York, USA
      • Production company
        • RKO Radio Pictures
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • $210,000 (estimated)
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 13 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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