Overview:
An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.| Status: | Released (1949-05-10) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | Mel Dinelli, Cornell Woolrich |
| Productions: | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 50997: Bobby Driscoll - Tommy Woodry
- 109701: Barbara Hale - Mary Woodry
- 11128: Arthur Kennedy - Ed Woodry
- 11033: Paul Stewart - Joe Kellerson
- 12498: Ruth Roman - Jean Kellerson
- 93623: Richard Benedict - Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
- 14791: James Nolan - Stranger on Street (Uncredited)
Crews
- 109700: William O. Steiner - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4345: Roy Webb - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 33413: Robert De Grasse - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4346: Ted Tetzlaff - Director - Directing
- 12143: Frederic Knudtson - Editor - Editing
- 109699: Frederic Ullman Jr. - Producer - Production
- 105017: Mel Dinelli - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Like the boy who cried wolf. A belter of a B noir out of RKO. Story plays as a variant to the boy who cried wolf legend and finds young Bobby Driscoll as Tommy, a boy prone to telling tall tales. So when one night he spies upstairs neighbours murdering a man, nobody believes him.. ....
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