Fourteen Hours

1951

1h 32m

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7.2/10

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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.

Directors

Henry Hathaway

Writers

John Paxton(screenplay by)

Joel Sayre(story by)

Stars

Paul Douglas

Richard Basehart

Barbara Bel Geddes

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Paul Douglas

Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan

Robert Cosick

Virginia Foster

Ruth

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

Police Sgt. Farley

Police Sgt. Boyle

Dr. Benson

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Cab Driver (uncredited)

Brad Dexter

Reporter (uncredited)

Leif Erickson

Bit Part (uncredited)

Directors

Henry Hathaway

Writers

John Paxton(screenplay by)

Joel Sayre(story by)

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7/10

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.

Geronimo196705 Jan, 2025