
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 it.
Cast

Paul Douglas
Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan

Richard Basehart
Robert Cosick

Barbara Bel Geddes
Virginia Foster

Debra Paget
Ruth

Agnes Moorehead
Christine Hill Cosick

Robert Keith
Paul E. Cosick

Howard Da Silva
Deputy Police Chief Moskar

Jeffrey Hunter
Danny Klempner

Martin Gabel
Dr. Strauss

Grace Kelly
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller

Frank Faylen
Walter, room service waiter

Jeff Corey
Police Sgt. Farley

James Millican
Police Sgt. Boyle

Donald Randolph
Dr. Benson

Richard Beymer
(uncredited)

Ossie Davis
Cab Driver (uncredited)

Brad Dexter
Reporter (uncredited)

Leif Erickson
Bit Part (uncredited)

Sandra Gould
Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Russell Hicks
Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Brian Keith
Extra (uncredited)

Harvey Lembeck
Cab Driver (uncredited)

John Randolph
Fireman (uncredited)

Janice Rule
Bit Part (uncredited)

Joyce Van Patten
Barbara (uncredited)

Willard Waterman
Mr. Harris (uncredited)

John Cassavetes
Reporter (uncredited)

Rusty Lane
Cop (uncredited)

Alix Talton
Miss Kelly (uncredited)
Crew
Henry Hathaway
Director
John Paxton
Screenplay
Joel Sayre
Story

Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography

Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Master
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
W.D. Flick
Sound
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects
Ray Kellogg
Visual Effects

Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Fred J. Rode
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Leland Fuller
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
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