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.
Directed by Henry Hathaway
new york city
suicide
police
dysfunctional family
suicidal
reporter
traffic cop
ledge
manhattan, new york city
ex fiancée
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Paul Douglas
Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan
Richard Basehart
Robert Cosick
Barbara Bel Geddes
Virginia Foster
Debra Paget
Ruth
Agnes Moorehead
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
Jeff Corey
Police Sgt. Farley
Crew
Henry Hathaway
Director
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
mimi
8.0★ · 11/12/25
she's beauty she's GRACE 💜
she's beauty she's GRACE 💜
erla
4.0★ · 08/16/25
indecisive man spends fourteen hours ragebaiting the cops
indecisive man spends fourteen hours ragebaiting the cops