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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Henry HathawayDirector
- John PaxtonScreenplay
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul DouglasPolice Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan
- Richard BasehartRobert Cosick
- Barbara Bel GeddesVirginia Foster
- Debra PagetRuth
- Agnes MooreheadChristine Hill Cosick
- Robert KeithPaul E. Cosick
- Howard Da SilvaDeputy Police Chief Moskar
- Jeffrey HunterDanny Klempner
- Martin GabelDr. Strauss
- Grace KellyMrs. Louise Ann Fuller
- Frank FaylenWalter, room service waiter
- Jeff CoreyPolice Sgt. Farley
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Themes
new york citysuicidepolicedysfunctional familysuicidalreportertraffic copledgemanhattan, new york cityex fiancée