Overview
An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.
Crew
DirectorTed Tetzlaff
WriterMel Dinelli
Cast
Bobby Driscoll
Tommy Woodry
Barbara Hale
Mary Woodry
Arthur Kennedy
Ed Woodry
Paul Stewart
Joe Kellerson
Ruth Roman
Jean Kellerson
Richard Benedict
Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
James Nolan
Stranger on Street (Uncredited)
Anthony Ross
Detective Ross (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Cop Carrying Stretcher (Uncredited)
Lloyd Dawson
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Carl Faulkner
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Budd Fine
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Eric Mack
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Carl Saxe
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Ken Terrell
Man (Uncredited)
Lee Kass
Reporter (Uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Observer at Scene (Uncredited)
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Keywords
new york citypolicechasefire escapeparent child relationshipmenacechild in perilfilm noirmurdermurderertenementwitness to murderrooftoppolice stationhome aloneabandoned buildingincredulous parents
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026