407:
has concentrated the story development on suspense, and every foot of the film yields something to that effort" and that all three principal actors "score with convincing performances" Film critic Dennis
Schwartz, writing in 2000, appreciated the work of cinematographer John Alton but gave the film a mixed review, writing, "The camerawork of John Alton is the star of this vehicle. His camerawork sets a dark mood of the Los Angeles scenario, escalating the dramatics with shadowy building shots. The twist in the story is that as upstanding a citizen as Stanwyck is, the authorities still side with the Nazi Sanders because he has a higher status. The noir theme of alienation is richly furnished. But the rub is in the story's credibility— Stanwyck was just too strong a character to be so completely victimized."
302:. Cheryl runs up a high-rise that is under construction, and gets to the top and is cornered by Albert, and he pushes her off the tower. There are a few construction planks below the precipice onto which she falls and is saved. Lawrence arrives and Albert attempts to push him off as well, but after a brief struggle, it is Albert who falls to his death. Lawrence rescues Cheryl and the police now come to believe her story.
267:, which Albert dubiously re-ripped in front of the police, and a pair of earrings. Albert returns and sees Cheryl drive away to the police department with the earrings. He pre-emptively phones the police, and Cheryl is accused of robbery. The two confront each other at the police station, but Albert opts not to press charges. However, the scene leaves Police Lt. Lawrence Mathews suspicious.
406:
described the film as a "crime thriller uses effectively the cat-and-mouse technique to tighten tension. As an excitement-creator, it's above average....There are holes in the story, but it's exciting enough to make anyone disregard them." Columnist Jimmie Fidler opined that "Director Roy
Rowland
289:
After Cheryl is released, Lawrence and a fellow policeman go to the apartment building of the deceased woman (who was revealed to be a Miss Joyce
Stewart) to see if anyone there recognizes Albert but no one does, and the police have no case. After Cheryl is released, Albert is at her home and
401:
found the film a "sensitively executed but hardly inspired exercise in premeditated murder....the tension inherent in the search for a murderer is largely lacking in this adventure, which exposes him at the outset to the witness of the title and the audience." The
258:
and reports it to the police, but when the killer, Albert
Richter, sees detectives arriving downstairs, he moves the body. When the police show up to his door, Albert acts nonchalant, and, when no body is found, the police are convinced that Cheryl dreamt it up.
290:
confesses that he killed the woman because she was insignificant to him and he did not want his future wealth to be threatened. However, because she is officially labeled insane by the police and has no credibility, he does not fear admitting anything to her.
282:. Cheryl comes off as conspiratorial and Lawrence believes she is pretending and obsessing about the case; he believes she is telling the truth that she saw something, but does not think what she saw was reality. She is forcibly admitted to an
297:
wherein Cheryl says she will kill herself, and he tries to push her out of her window. Just as he is about to throw her out, a policewoman buzzes at the door and Cheryl flees. She is pursued by Albert, as well as the police, who think she is
262:
The next day, Albert puts the body in a trunk and leaves to dispose of it. While he is out, Cheryl notices that an apartment on the same floor is for rent, and she is given a tour by the building manager. She finds torn
40:
945:
935:
920:
278:" and is now an unsuccessful author who is marrying a wealthy heiress. The two meet again when the body of an unidentified woman is found in
965:
905:
910:
930:
955:
634:
286:
after Albert surreptitiously types threatening letters from Cheryl to him to frame her as crazy and a threat to his safety.
915:
940:
900:
728:
672:
24:
960:
950:
590:
688:
664:
584:
816:
768:
656:
644:
221:
217:
53:
872:
856:
800:
607:
704:
627:
808:
509:
372:
20:
477:
Corby, Jane. "Barbara
Stanwyck Starred in Holiday's Suspense Film." Brooklyn Eagle, 16 April 1954.
864:
752:
760:
123:
696:
572:
513:
336:
824:
620:
348:
8:
895:
848:
744:
330:
525:
925:
832:
720:
236:. While the film received moderately positive reviews, it ended up as an also-ran to
680:
577:
550:
456:
419:
495:
312:
237:
225:
85:
67:
776:
342:
254:
Cheryl Draper looks out of her bedroom window, and witnesses a young woman being
246:, which opened less than a month later. The latter picture was a box-office hit.
63:
612:
486:
Fidler, Jimmie. "Views of
Hollywood." Vallejo (CA) Valley Times, 27 April 1954.
427:
403:
398:
318:
275:
229:
147:
89:
598:
889:
736:
566:
423:
363:
283:
279:
712:
431:
378:
354:
324:
294:
233:
113:
93:
327:
as Police Lt. Lawrence "Larry" Mathews, also a law student at night school
555:
384:
242:
544:
450:
381:
as Police
Officer on guard at the murder victim's apartment (uncredited)
270:
Lawrence goes to Cheryl's apartment and tells her that Albert is an ex-
255:
214:
103:
840:
792:
211:
561:
299:
264:
39:
500:
film review, August 5, 2019. Accessed: December 18, 2023.
271:
293:Albert later returns to her home with a purported
642:
468:"At the Holiday." New York Times, 16 April 19544.
887:
628:
946:Films with screenplays by Nunnally Johnson
635:
621:
38:
345:as May, The Blonde and a mental patient
936:Films scored by Herschel Burke Gilbert
888:
921:American psychological thriller films
616:
392:
13:
966:English-language crime drama films
906:1950s psychological thriller films
519:
503:
23:. For the CSI: Miami episode, see
14:
977:
595:informational site by Mark Fertig
538:
911:American black-and-white films
489:
480:
471:
462:
444:
410:
25:Witness To Murder (CSI: Miami)
19:For the Hardy Boys novel, see
1:
931:Films directed by Roy Rowland
529:, episode "Witness to Murder"
497:Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
437:
369:Joy Hallward as Fellow Worker
956:1950s English-language films
689:Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
585:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
516:. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
333:as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent
7:
769:The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
138:Chester Erskine Productions
10:
982:
916:American crime drama films
873:Gunfighters of Casa Grande
422:in January 1956, starring
18:
705:The Romance of Rosy Ridge
651:
195:
187:
177:
153:
143:
129:
119:
109:
99:
81:
73:
59:
49:
44:Theatrical release poster
37:
32:
941:Films set in Los Angeles
373:Adeline De Walt Reynolds
339:as Police Capt. Donnelly
162:April 15, 1954
21:List of Hardy Boys books
16:1954 film by Roy Rowland
801:Light's Diamond Jubilee
753:Bugles in the Afternoon
305:
249:
901:1954 crime drama films
761:Affair with a Stranger
434:in the leading roles.
360:Harry Tyler as Charlie
124:Herschel Burke Gilbert
665:A Night at the Movies
514:Turner Classic Movies
387:as Tommy - Counterman
961:1950s American films
951:United Artists films
825:Meet Me in Las Vegas
817:Many Rivers to Cross
357:as Apartment Manager
240:'s somewhat similar
170: (United States)
857:Seven Hills of Rome
745:Two Weeks with Love
510:"Witness to Murder"
210:is a 1954 American
833:These Wilder Years
804:(1954, TV special)
729:Scene of the Crime
721:Tenth Avenue Angel
673:A Stranger in Town
643:Films directed by
573:TCM Movie Database
256:strangled to death
883:
882:
785:Witness to Murder
601:Witness to Murder
592:Witness to Murder
579:Witness to Murder
568:Witness to Murder
557:Witness to Murder
546:Witness to Murder
527:Lux Video Theatre
452:Witness to Murder
420:Lux Video Theatre
416:Witness to Murder
393:Critical response
366:as Mental Patient
321:as Albert Richter
207:Witness to Murder
203:
202:
33:Witness to Murder
973:
865:The Girl Hunters
637:
630:
623:
614:
613:
604:
532:
523:
517:
507:
501:
493:
487:
484:
478:
475:
469:
466:
460:
448:
418:was featured on
315:as Cheryl Draper
313:Barbara Stanwyck
238:Alfred Hitchcock
226:Barbara Stanwyck
169:
167:
86:Barbara Stanwyck
68:Nunnally Johnson
42:
30:
29:
981:
980:
976:
975:
974:
972:
971:
970:
886:
885:
884:
879:
777:The Moonlighter
657:Hollywood Party
647:
641:
599:
541:
536:
535:
524:
520:
508:
504:
494:
490:
485:
481:
476:
472:
467:
463:
449:
445:
440:
413:
395:
390:
375:as The Old Lady
351:as Psychiatrist
343:Claire Carleton
308:
252:
180:
173:
165:
163:
156:
139:
134:
132:
92:
88:
77:Chester Erskine
66:
64:Chester Erskine
45:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
979:
969:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
881:
880:
878:
877:
869:
861:
853:
845:
837:
829:
821:
813:
805:
797:
789:
781:
773:
765:
757:
749:
741:
733:
725:
717:
709:
701:
693:
685:
677:
669:
661:
652:
649:
648:
640:
639:
632:
625:
617:
611:
610:
596:
588:
587:
575:
564:
553:
540:
539:External links
537:
534:
533:
518:
502:
488:
479:
470:
461:
442:
441:
439:
436:
428:Onslow Stevens
412:
409:
404:Brooklyn Eagle
399:New York Times
394:
391:
389:
388:
382:
376:
370:
367:
361:
358:
352:
346:
340:
334:
328:
322:
319:George Sanders
316:
309:
307:
304:
274:who had been "
251:
248:
230:George Sanders
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
181:
178:
175:
174:
172:
171:
159:
157:
154:
151:
150:
148:United Artists
145:
144:Distributed by
141:
140:
137:
135:
130:
127:
126:
121:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
101:
100:Cinematography
97:
96:
90:George Sanders
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
61:
57:
56:
51:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
978:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
893:
891:
875:
874:
870:
867:
866:
862:
859:
858:
854:
851:
850:
846:
843:
842:
838:
835:
834:
830:
827:
826:
822:
819:
818:
814:
811:
810:
806:
803:
802:
798:
795:
794:
790:
787:
786:
782:
779:
778:
774:
771:
770:
766:
763:
762:
758:
755:
754:
750:
747:
746:
742:
739:
738:
737:The Outriders
734:
731:
730:
726:
723:
722:
718:
715:
714:
710:
707:
706:
702:
699:
698:
694:
691:
690:
686:
683:
682:
678:
675:
674:
670:
667:
666:
662:
659:
658:
654:
653:
650:
646:
638:
633:
631:
626:
624:
619:
618:
615:
609:
605:
602:
597:
594:
593:
589:
586:
583:
581:
580:
576:
574:
570:
569:
565:
563:
559:
558:
554:
552:
548:
547:
543:
542:
530:
528:
522:
515:
511:
506:
499:
498:
492:
483:
474:
465:
458:
454:
453:
447:
443:
435:
433:
429:
425:
424:Audrey Totter
421:
417:
408:
405:
400:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
364:Juanita Moore
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
337:Harry Shannon
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
314:
311:
310:
303:
301:
296:
291:
287:
285:
284:insane asylum
281:
280:Griffith Park
277:
273:
268:
266:
260:
257:
247:
245:
244:
239:
235:
231:
227:
224:and starring
223:
219:
216:
213:
209:
208:
198:
194:
191:United States
190:
186:
182:
176:
161:
160:
158:
152:
149:
146:
142:
136:
128:
125:
122:
118:
115:
112:
108:
105:
102:
98:
95:
91:
87:
84:
80:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62:
60:Screenplay by
58:
55:
52:
48:
41:
36:
31:
26:
22:
871:
863:
855:
847:
839:
831:
823:
815:
809:Hit the Deck
807:
799:
791:
784:
783:
775:
767:
759:
751:
743:
735:
727:
719:
713:Killer McCoy
711:
703:
695:
687:
679:
671:
663:
655:
600:
591:
578:
567:
556:
545:
526:
521:
505:
496:
491:
482:
473:
464:
451:
446:
432:Paul Langton
415:
414:
396:
379:Claude Akins
355:Dick Elliott
349:Lewis Martin
325:Gary Merrill
295:suicide note
292:
288:
269:
261:
253:
241:
234:Gary Merrill
220:directed by
206:
205:
204:
179:Running time
155:Release date
114:Robert Swink
94:Gary Merrill
697:Boys' Ranch
645:Roy Rowland
411:Adaptations
385:Sam Edwards
331:Jesse White
243:Rear Window
222:Roy Rowland
74:Produced by
54:Roy Rowland
50:Directed by
896:1954 films
890:Categories
681:Lost Angel
603:film scene
438:References
276:denazified
183:83 minutes
166:1954-04-15
131:Production
104:John Alton
926:Film noir
841:Gun Glory
793:Rogue Cop
212:film noir
110:Edited by
562:AllMovie
300:suicidal
196:Language
120:Music by
82:Starring
849:Slander
608:YouTube
582:at the
571:at the
531:at IMDb
265:drapery
199:English
188:Country
164: (
133:company
876:(1964)
868:(1962)
860:(1958)
852:(1957)
844:(1957)
836:(1956)
828:(1956)
820:(1955)
812:(1955)
796:(1954)
788:(1954)
780:(1953)
772:(1953)
764:(1953)
756:(1952)
748:(1950)
740:(1950)
732:(1949)
724:(1948)
716:(1947)
708:(1947)
700:(1946)
692:(1945)
684:(1943)
676:(1943)
668:(1937)
660:(1934)
232:, and
218:drama
215:crime
551:IMDb
457:IMDb
430:and
397:The
306:Cast
272:Nazi
250:Plot
606:on
560:at
549:at
455:at
892::
512:.
426:,
228:,
636:e
629:t
622:v
459:.
168:)
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
