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The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

It was the look in her eyes that made him think of murder.

19447.41h 39m

Overview

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Nunnally Johnson, J.H. Wallis
Produced by Nunnally Johnson
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Top Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Professor Richard Wanley

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Alice Reed

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Dr. Michael Barkstane

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Heidt / Tim, the Doorman

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Inspector Jackson

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Wanley

Robert Blake

Robert Blake

Dickie Wanley

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

Claude Mazard / Frank Howard / Charlie the Hatcheck Man

F

Frank Dawson

Collins, the Steward

Themes & Keywords

dreamswindowscissorsprofessorpaintingcollegebarbed wirefilm noircluedistrict attorney

About The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1944 exploring themes of dreams, window, scissors, professor, painting, college. Directed by Fritz Lang, it stars Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey. A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

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