Fourteen Hours (1951) | |
| Director(s) | Henry Hathaway |
| Producer(s) | Sol C. Siegel |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Noir |
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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)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Thomas Little, Fred J. Rode | Nominated |
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YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 20: Fourteen Hours (1951)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2020 From Shadows and SatinFinding 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 FilmsFourteen 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 FilmsFourteen 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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Cab driver: [Discussing suicide] Yeah, that's a crime, ain't it, knockin' yourself off? They could throw ya in jail, couldn't they?
Cab driver: [about the jumper] Yeah, if I had my M-2, I could knock him off from here - clean!
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A number of character actors in this film who had been associated with communist associations and left-wing theater groups -Howard Da Silva,Martin Gabel,Jeff Corey,Leif Erickson andJohn Randolph - were soon to be called before the House Un-American Activities committee or listed in the anti-communist publication Red Channels. Most were blacklisted and did not appear again in films for many years; one (Erickson, who had been married to Frances Farmer) named names and was cleared.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onMarch 23, 1953 with Paul Douglas reprising his film role.
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