Fourteen Hours Overview:

Fourteen Hours (1951) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Sol C. Siegel.

Academy Awards 1951 --- Ceremony Number 24 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Thomas Little, Fred J. RodeNominated
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YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 20: Fourteen Hours (1951)

By shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2020 From Shadows and Satin

Finding Fourteen Hours (1951) was a happy accident. Before a couple of years ago, I?d never even heard of it before ? despite the fact that the cast includes noir vets Richard Basehart, Paul Douglas, Agnes Moorehead, Jeff Corey, and Howard da Silva. I don?t even remember how I happened to stumble ac... Read full article


Fourteen Hours (1951)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 11, 2015 From 4 Star Films

Fourteen Hours is a taut little thriller, based off real circumstances that occurred in New York in 1938. The film opens with a young man standing on the ledge of a tall hotel in New York city. An unsuspecting waiter happens upon him and a traffic cop (Paul Douglas) spies him from the street below. ... Read full article


Fourteen Hours (1951)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 11, 2015 From 4 Star Films

Fourteen Hours is a taut little thriller, based on real circumstances that occurred in New York in 1938. The film opens with a young man standing on the ledge of a tall hotel in New York City. An unsuspecting waiter happens upon him and a traffic cop (Paul Douglas) spies him from the street below. A... Read full article


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Quotes from

Robert Cosick: You should have ten good reasons for anything. That's a rule!


Deputy Chief Moskar: [Inquiring about Cosick's hysterical mother] What goes with her anyway?
Dr. Strauss: [Disgusted] She's a case, just like the boy!


Cab driver: [about the jumper] Yeah, if I had my M-2, I could knock him off from here - clean!


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Facts about

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onMarch 23, 1953 with Paul Douglas reprising his film role.
Film debut of Grace Kelly.
The film was shelved for six months because the daughter of Fox exec Spyros Skouras leaped to her death on the very day the film was previewed. By the time of its eventual release, some Spyros-mandated compromises were made to the film's storyline.
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