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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.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Mary Woodry
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Ed Woodry
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Joe Kellerson
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Jean Kellerson
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Tommy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Ahearne ...
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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)
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Observer at Scene (uncredited)
Eric Mack ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Stranger on Street (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Detective Ross (uncredited)
Carl Saxe ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Edgar Small ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
Tex Swan ...
Milkman (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ted Tetzlaff

Written by

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Mel Dinelli ... (screenplay)
 
Cornell Woolrich ... (based on a story by: "The Boy Cried Murder")

Produced by

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Dore Schary ... producer (uncredited)
Frederic Ullman Jr. ... producer

Music by

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Roy Webb

Cinematography by

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Robert De Grasse
William O. Steiner ... director of photography (as William Steiner)

Editing by

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Frederic Knudtson

Art Direction by

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Sam Corso
Albert S. D'Agostino ... (as Albert D'Agostino)
Walter E. Keller

Set Decoration by

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Harley Miller
Darrell Silvera

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns ... key makeup artist (uncredited)
Ruby Felker ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Gene Roemer ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Dore Schary ... executive in charge of production
Walter Daniels ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred Fleck ... assistant director
Earl Harper ... assistant director
Sal Scoppa Jr. ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Terry Kellum ... sound
Earl A. Wolcott ... sound

Special Effects by

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Russell A. Cully ... special effects

Stunts

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Carl Saxe ... stunts (uncredited)
Ken Terrell ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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S.H. Barton ... gaffer (uncredited)
Fred Bentley ... camera operator (uncredited)
Mike Graves ... grip (uncredited)
Ollie Sigurdson ... still photographer (uncredited)
Frank Williams ... grip (uncredited)

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department

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Bill Shanks ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Walt Disney ... special arrangement: Bobby Driscoll role of "Tommy"
Gertrude Bank ... stand-in: Barbara Hale (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

At the age of 9, Tommy Woodry has a reputation for telling tall tales -- the latest one being that his family is moving from Manhattan to a ranch out west. When the landlord interrupts the Woodrys at dinner to show their about-to-be-vacated apartment, the Woodrys tell Tommy enough is enough. Then that hot summer night Tommy decides to sleep on the fire escape -- outside the Kellerson's apartment, since it is a story higher and gets more breeze. Tommy sees the Kellersons kill a man. Tommy's parents and the police won't believe his story. But the Kellersons want to silence him. Written by Dale O'Connor

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Also Known As
  • The Boy Cried Murder (United States)
  • Une incroyable histoire (France)
  • Das unheimliche Fenster (Germany)
  • La ventana (Spain)
  • Das unheimliche Fenster (West Germany)
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Runtime
  • 73 min
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Budget $210,000 (estimated)

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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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Crumb (1994). See more »
Crazy Credits The role of "Tommy" played by BOBBY DRISCOLL by special arrangement with WALT DISNEY See more »
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 of 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]
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