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Fourteen Hours
A new element in screen suspense
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. A policeman makes every effort to argue him out of it.
- Original title
- Fourteen Hours
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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Jan 5, 2025 · via TMDB
When some lady lets out an almighty yell, local traffic cop "Dunnigan" (Paul Douglas) looks up and espies a gent standing on a window ledge of an hotel some fifteen stories up. He races up to the man's room and what ensues for the next ninety-odd minutes sees him trying to understand just why the young "Robert" (Richard Basehart) is about to take a tumble. Needless to say, both men are nervous, but the cop decides that he has to work on establishing trust and that's the anchor we need too as his mother (Agnes Moorehead), father (Robert Keith) and ex-fiancée (Barbara Bel Geddes) all turn up and add their tuppence worth to the man's predicament - and they are not always helpful. Indeed, as we learn more about this man and his completely dysfunctional family, we learn quite a bit about the causes for his apparently low self esteem. On the ground, the city is fascinated by this and we are also introduced to those watching. A group of taxi drivers caught up in the snarled streets, The young "Danny" (Jeffery Hunter) who might just have found some romance, and we've also a few scenes with Grace Kelly too - though she seems to leave her accent behind from time to time. Basehart and Douglas establish quite a compelling rapport as the film develops, and Henry Hathaway uses the sub-plots quite effectively to give us a break from the intensity of the story without disturbing the thrust of the thing. There is one scene with an interfering, imbecilic, man of God (George MacQuarrie) that almost had me shouting at the screen and by the end, we are simply unsure of the outcome. It's neatly confined, tense and well worth a look.
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Paul Douglas
Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan
Richard Basehart
Robert Cosick
Barbara Bel Geddes
Virginia Foster
Debra Paget
Ruth
Agnes Moorehead
Christine Hill Cosick
Robert Keith
Paul E. Cosick
Howard Da Silva
Deputy Police Chief Moskar
Jeffrey Hunter
Danny Klempner
Martin Gabel
Dr. Strauss
Grace Kelly
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
Frank Faylen
Walter, room service waiter
Jeff Corey
Police Sgt. Farley
James Millican
Police Sgt. Boyle
Donald Randolph
Dr. Benson
Richard Beymer
(uncredited)
Ossie Davis
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Brad Dexter
Reporter (uncredited)
Leif Erickson
Bit Part (uncredited)
Sandra Gould
Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Brian Keith
Extra (uncredited)
Harvey Lembeck
Cab Driver (uncredited)
John Randolph
Fireman (uncredited)
Janice Rule
Bit Part (uncredited)
Joyce Van Patten
Barbara (uncredited)
Willard Waterman
Mr. Harris (uncredited)
John Cassavetes
Reporter (uncredited)
Rusty Lane
Cop (uncredited)
Alix Talton
Miss Kelly (uncredited)
Henry Hathaway
Director
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
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