The Woman in the Window

1944Movie⏱️ 1h 47mApproved

CrimeDramaFilm-NoirMysteryThriller

⭐ 7.6

IMDB Rating

19,223 votes

A reserved professor meets a model and gets mixed up in murder.

Director

Fritz Lang

Writers

Nunnally Johnson, J.H. Wallis

Stars

Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey

Release Date

November 3, 1944

Language

English

Country

United States

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 146

Reviews

📋 18.6K

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🎭 Top Cast

Edward G. Robinson

as Professor Richard Wanley

Joan Bennett

as Alice Reed

Raymond Massey

as Frank Lalor

Edmund Breon

as Dr. Michael Barkstane

Dan Duryea

as Heidt

Thomas E. Jackson

as Inspector Jackson

Dorothy Peterson

as Mrs. Wanley

Arthur Loft

as Claude Mazard

Frank Dawson

as Collins

Iris Adrian

as Streetwalker

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

New York City, New York, USA

Production

Christie Corporation, International Pictures (I)

🏷️ Keywords

flirtingcollege professormiddle aged mandead body wrapped in a blanketdriving with the headlights turned off

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Fritz Lang Winner (almost!)

by Bucs1960 • 2002-02-05

"Herr Lang has another winner here with the same cast that he used in "Scarlet Street" in 1946.....wonderful portrayals from all concerned. In both films, Edward G. is caught up in a situation that traps him and forces him to make decisions that go against his sense of morality. Joan Bennett is gorgeous as the beautiful woman who ensnares Robinson in her troubles. Dan Duryea again proves that he was one hell of an actor.....he was stereotyped throughout his career in roles in which he was a coward, a weakling and a thoroughly unlikeable guy and nobody played it better. The story l..."

💡 Did You Know?

The painting of Alice Reed was done by Paul Clemens. He painted portraits of many Hollywood stars, often with their children. He was married to Eleanor Parker from 1954 to 1965.