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Fourteen Hours (1951)

★ 7.1Approved92 minDirector: Henry Hathaway

1951 film

Fourteen Hours is a 1951 American drama directed by Henry Hathaway that tells the story of a New York City police officer trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel.

The film stars Richard Basehart, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes and Debra Paget. It also marks the screen debut of Grace Kelly and Jeffrey Hunter, who appear in small roles.

The screenplay was written by John Paxton based on an article by Joel Sayre in The New Yorker describing the 1938 suicide of John William Warde.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is Fourteen Hours about?
Fourteen Hours (1951) — A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. A policeman makes every effort to argue him out of that.
Is Fourteen Hours based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Fourteen Hours scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.