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Witness to Murder

  • 19541954
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Witness to Murder (1954)
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
34,240
839
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    • Director
      • Roy Rowland
    • Writers
      • Chester Erskine(original screenplay)
      • Nunnally Johnson(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • George Sanders
      • Gary Merrill
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roy Rowland
    • Writers
      • Chester Erskine(original screenplay)
      • Nunnally Johnson(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • George Sanders
      • Gary Merrill
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 66User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews

    Videos1

    Trailer [EN]
    Trailer 2:07
    Trailer [EN]

    Photos38

    Barbara Stanwyck in Witness to Murder (1954)
    George Sanders and Lyn Thomas in Witness to Murder (1954)
    Juanita Moore in Witness to Murder (1954)
    Jesse White in Witness to Murder (1954)
    George Sanders and Lyn Thomas in Witness to Murder (1954)
    George Sanders in Witness to Murder (1954)
    George Sanders and Barbara Stanwyck in Witness to Murder (1954)
    Barbara Stanwyck, Claire Carleton, Adeline De Walt Reynolds, and Helen Kleeb in Witness to Murder (1954)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Merrill in Witness to Murder (1954)
    Witness to Murder (1954)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Lewis Martin in Witness to Murder (1954)
    Gary Merrill in Witness to Murder (1954)

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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Cheryl Draper
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Albert Richter
    Gary Merrill
    Gary Merrill
    • Lawrence Mathews
    Jesse White
    Jesse White
    • Eddie Vincent
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Captain Donnelly
    Claire Carleton
    Claire Carleton
    • May
    Lewis Martin
    • Psychiatrist
    Dick Elliott
    Dick Elliott
    • Apartment Manager
    Harry Tyler
    Harry Tyler
    • Charlie
    Juanita Moore
    Juanita Moore
    • Negress
    Joy Hallward
    • Fellow Worker
    Adeline De Walt Reynolds
    Adeline De Walt Reynolds
    • The Old Lady
    • (as Adeline de Walt Reynolds)
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Russell Custer
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Edwards
    Sam Edwards
    • Tommy
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Fenwick
    Jean Fenwick
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Graham
    Fred Graham
    • Plainclothes Man
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Graner
    • Policewoman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy Rowland
    • Writers
      • Chester Erskine(original screenplay)
      • Nunnally Johnson(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Released only a few months before Rear Window (1954), to which the film bears plot similarities.
    • Goofs
      The story is taking place in Los Angeles, but the map on the wall in Larry's office is that of San Francisco.
    • Quotes

      The Old Lady - Mental Patient: Show Mr. Peabody into the library please.

    • Connections
      Featured in Frances Farmer Presents: Witness to Murder (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Nowhere Blues
      Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert

      Lyrics by Sylvia Fine

    User reviews66

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Timing and touches
    Perhaps Barbara Stanwyck was looking to score another Oscar with Witness To Murder. Her fourth and final nomination was with Sorry Wrong Number. In that film she overhears a murder plot.

    In this one she sees neighbor George Sanders commit a strangulation on some woman. But the police show up and no body and no signs of struggle. Still Stanwyck persists and detectives Gary Merrill and Jesse White do their best..

    We learn too early that Sanders did the deed which robs us of suspense. Still Sanders is at his caddiest and that's always a treat.

    The best scenes are Stanwyck in a mental ward and she's in with a lot of those you would have seen in the Snake Pit. Wonderful scene allowing all the players including Stanwyck to overact and stay in character.

    Timing is everything and Witness To Murder was released first so it was no copycat. But Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window with the same premise and all those Hitch touches came out far superior and this film was forgotten.

    Stanwyck and the cast do a good job though and Witness To Murder should not be forgotten.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Zeugin des Mordes
    • Filming locations
      • Linda Vista Apartments, 939 S. Serrano Ave., Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Chester Erskine Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.75 : 1

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