The Woman in the Window

1944 99 min ★ 7.4 Crime, Drama, Thriller

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

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Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Professor Richard Wanley

Joan Bennett

Alice Reed

Raymond Massey

Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor

Edmund Breon

Dr. Michael Barkstane

Dan Duryea

Heidt / Tim, the Doorman

Thomas E. Jackson

Inspector Jackson

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Wanley

Robert Blake

Dickie Wanley

Arthur Loft

Claude Mazard / Frank Howard / Charlie the Hatcheck Man

Frank Dawson

Collins, the Steward

Details

Director

Fritz Lang

Screenplay

Nunnally Johnson

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

International Pictures, Christie Corporation

Reviews

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John Chard

March 24, 2020

★ 8/10

I was warned of the siren call of adventure. The Woman in the Window is directed by Fritz Lang and adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the novel "Once off Guard" written by J.H. Wallis. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey & Dan Duryea. Music is by Arthur Lange and Milton R. Krasner is the cinematographer. After admiring a portrait of Alice Reed (Bennett) in the storefront...

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CinemaSerf

June 30, 2022

★ 7/10

Fritz Lang is at his mischievous best in this cracking noir murder mystery. Genteel professor Edward G. Robinson ("Wanley") retires most evenings to his club with two close friends then as he heads home, passes a gallery which has a women's portrait in the window. On one such evening, whilst admiring it, he meets the lady (Joan Bennett) herself and after a brief chat, ends up back in her apartment...