Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy

A young boy, with a reputation for lying, witnesses a murder committed by his neighbors, and no one believes him. Based on the suspenseful novel "The Boy Who Cried Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. Academy...( read more  read more... ) Award Nominations: Best Film Editing.

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Directed by: Ted Tetzlaff

Release Date: January 1, 1949

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  • September 5, 2009
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    Bobby Driscoll, a child actor par excellence, lends a good deal of believability to this familiar and predictable ...( read more)plot concerning an imaginative youngster who can't get anyone to believe his tale about being the only witness to a murder. This "Boy Who Cried Wolf" in modern dress (from a story by Cornell Woolrich!) needed a stronger, perhaps multi-layered approach; it is far too straightforward and square, and the audience is always two steps ahead of the action. The adult characters are exasperating and foolish, though Driscoll's grounded presence is just what this scenario requires (he won a highly-deserved Juvenile Oscar for his work). Vivid black-and-white cinematography by Robert De Grasse and William Steiner also deserves praise, though the film isn't a noir. It's a family picture on a low-budget, aimed at the mass market. Overall results are decent, but certainly not superior.
  • June 29, 2009
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    A young boy, with a reputation for lying, witnesses a murder committed by his neighbors, and no one believes him.
  • March 21, 2008
    I did not really like this movie.

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