FOURTEEN HOURS in 35mm
An exciting low-budget film shot on the streets of lower Manhattan, FOURTEEN HOURS is based on the true story of John William Warde, who jumped to his death in 1938 after a policeman had spent hours trying to talk him down from a 17th-floor ledge at the old Gotham Hotel (now the Peninsula New York). Richard Basehart (whose wife Stephanie died during production) gives a brilliant performance as the suicidal young man, with Paul Douglas as the cop. The film is packed with formidable character performances from the likes of Barbara Bel Geddes, Agnes Moorehead, Howard Da Silva and newcomer Grace Kelly with vividly-cast (and uncredited) faces in the crowd below, including those of Ossie Davis, Joyce Van Patten, Brian Keith and John Cassavetes. (Note courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center.) DIR Henry Hathaway; SCR John Paxton, from the story "That Was New York: The Man on the Ledge" by Joel Sayre; PROD Sol C. Siegel. U.S., 1951, b&w, 92 min. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 92 Minutes
Opening Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Genre: Drama
