Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 32m

Fourteen Hours

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Director
Henry Hathaway
Cast
Paul Douglas as Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan Richard Basehart as Robert Cosick Barbara Bel Geddes as Virginia Foster Debra Paget as Ruth Agnes Moorehead as Christine Hill Cosick Robert Keith as Paul E. Cosick
Crew
Joseph MacDonald — Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer John Paxton — Screenplay Joel Sayre — Story Sol C. Siegel — Producer
Tagline

A new element in screen suspense

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
new york citysuicidepolicedysfunctional familysuicidalreportertraffic copledgemanhattan, new york cityex fiancée
Key Collaborators
Henry Hathaway Director Joseph MacDonald Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer John Paxton Screenplay Joel Sayre Story Sol C. Siegel Producer Edward Stevenson Costume Design
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