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A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
- The Old Lady
- (as Adeline de Walt Reynolds)
Claude Akins
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Russell Custer
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Sam Edwards
- Tommy
- (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Fred Graham
- Plainclothes Man
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Graner
- Policewoman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Chester Erskine
- Nunnally Johnson(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn an unusual connection for the time (or possibly a product placement), the W&J Sloan Company in Beverly Hills - where Cheryl worked - was a real furniture and interior decorating firm founded in New York City in 1843. It went bankrupt in 1985. According to the end credits, the company supplied set decorations and furnishings for the film.
- GoofsThe story is taking place in Los Angeles, but the map on the wall in Larry's office is that of San Francisco.
- Quotes
The Old Lady - Mental Patient: Show Mr. Peabody into the library please.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: Witness to Murder (1959)
Featured review
Middle of the road drama
I was surprised to come upon this film "Witness to Murder" tonight on TV as I hadn't heard of it before - always nice to discover an old movie with excellent, familiar actors. I get the impression of it being a part of the transitional period for some actors from movies to early TV dramas, in live productions that carry such realism as this film does.
I tuned in late and missed the first few minutes of the movie where wily Albert Richter (George Sanders) is purported to have committed his evil deed; unfortunately Sanders has always been one of my favourite actors, one of the best ne'er-do-wells (as in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Samson and Delilah, and All About Eve), and I wasn't a little old lady in those days but a budding teenager. His suave demeanour always fascinated me and he carries this over from film to film. By the way, in this 1954 movie his few lines in German weren't very convincing but his villainous role is very well set forth.
It's obvious that Barbara Stanwyck as the frustrated witness, Cheryl, carries a huge emotional burden throughout, and does it well - a real pro! This is a moderately predictable melodrama when crime inspection was more simple somehow. The music is very prevalent in most scenes and seems to override everything at times especially near the climax but that's to be expected.
Good popcorn fare! Enjoy some reminiscing moments of 'film noire' in top form.
I tuned in late and missed the first few minutes of the movie where wily Albert Richter (George Sanders) is purported to have committed his evil deed; unfortunately Sanders has always been one of my favourite actors, one of the best ne'er-do-wells (as in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Samson and Delilah, and All About Eve), and I wasn't a little old lady in those days but a budding teenager. His suave demeanour always fascinated me and he carries this over from film to film. By the way, in this 1954 movie his few lines in German weren't very convincing but his villainous role is very well set forth.
It's obvious that Barbara Stanwyck as the frustrated witness, Cheryl, carries a huge emotional burden throughout, and does it well - a real pro! This is a moderately predictable melodrama when crime inspection was more simple somehow. The music is very prevalent in most scenes and seems to override everything at times especially near the climax but that's to be expected.
Good popcorn fare! Enjoy some reminiscing moments of 'film noire' in top form.
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- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Zeugin des Mordes
- Filming locations
- Linda Vista Apartments, 939 S. Serrano Ave., Los Angeles, California, USA(Cheryl Draper's apartment building)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.75 : 1
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