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The Glass Wall

Peter is a refugee who wants to make a better life for himself in America, but he doesn't have the proper papers. Desperate for entry, he jumps ship and flees to New York to search for a World War II veteran whom he helped during ...

Director

Maxwell Shane

Year

Genre

drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Columbia Pictures

Awards

1 win

Peter

Vittorio Gassman

Maggie

Nancy

Inspector Bailey

Douglas Spencer

Tanya

Tom

Mrs. Hinckley

Elizabeth Slifer

Eddie Hinckley

Freddie

Mrs. Zakoyla

Toomey

Monroe

Zelda

Kathleen Freeman

Girl Friend

Jack Teagarden

Shorty Rogers and His Band

Shorty Rogers and His Giants

Party Guest

Pedestrian

Official

Giggling Man in Arcade

Richard Collier

Bill

Nightclub Patron

Police News Broadcaster

Restaurant Patron

Street Dancer

Saxophone Player

Nightclub Patron

Nightclub Patron

Herschel Graham

Nightclub Patron

George Hoagland

Dock Inspector

Pedestrian

Club Manager

Drummer

Musician in Men's Room

Taxi Driver's Pal

Nightclub Patron

Louis

Police Lieutenant Reeves

Barney Phillips

Man in Alley with Tall Showgirl

Party Guest

Party Guest

Minor Role

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On March 27th last,
1,322 displaced persons - The Glass Wall

On March 27th last, 1,322 displaced persons

From the teeming shores
of an unsettled world, - The Glass Wall

From the teeming shores of an unsettled world,

A golden door had opened.
A new life had begun. - The Glass Wall

A golden door had opened. A new life had begun.

Okay, Kuban, you're
next. Let's go. - The Glass Wall

Okay, Kuban, you're next. Let's go.

Kuban, a stowaway. - The Glass Wall

Kuban, a stowaway.

You do not believe me. - The Glass Wall

You do not believe me.

"Stateless Peter Kuban arrived today
as a stowaway aboard the S.S. Concord. - The Glass Wall

"Stateless Peter Kuban arrived today as a stowaway aboa...

Stop that man! He's escaping! - The Glass Wall

Stop that man! He's escaping!

Try that way. - The Glass Wall

Times Square. - The Glass Wall

Your clarinet player,
his name is Tom? - The Glass Wall

Your clarinet player, his name is Tom?

- One?
- Your clarinet player, his name is Tom? - The Glass Wall

- One? - Your clarinet player, his name is Tom?

Hey, Zelda. - The Glass Wall

Well, what are you standing there for?
She went to the park. Go after her. - The Glass Wall

Well, what are you standing there for? She went to the park....

Hey, look. There's a police car. - The Glass Wall

Hey, look. There's a police car.

Get down. - The Glass Wall

Get down on your
belly. Crawl. Come on. - The Glass Wall

Get down on your belly. Crawl. Come on.

Thanks. I'll be seeing you. - The Glass Wall

Thanks. I'll be seeing you.

Now, where do you live? - The Glass Wall

Now, where do you live?

I've met all kinds,
all with the same idea. - The Glass Wall

I've met all kinds, all with the same idea.

- Look what you've done.
- I'm sorry. - The Glass Wall

- Look what you've done. - I'm sorry.

- Must go. Must find Tom.
- Just take it easy. - The Glass Wall

- Must go. Must find Tom. - Just take it easy.

- You better get to a doctor.
- No. - The Glass Wall

- You better get to a doctor. - No.

Tell me Is there not work for everyone here in America - The Glass Wall

Tell me Is there not work for everyone here in America

When I get work, I will help you. - The Glass Wall

When I get work, I will help you.

You have a girl
where you come from? - The Glass Wall

You have a girl where you come from?

- Excuse me.
-350. - The Glass Wall

- Excuse me. -350.

I just got in off my run. I figured
we'd have a little drink together. - The Glass Wall

I just got in off my run. I figured we'd have a little ...

Ain't you gonna get me a glass? - The Glass Wall

Ain't you gonna get me a glass?

- There's an emergency hospital near here.
- They would report to the police. - The Glass Wall

- There's an emergency hospital near here. - They would...

You can't take much more. You've
got to get off the streets. - The Glass Wall

You can't take much more. You've got to get off th...

This man is wanted on charge
of assault and battery. - The Glass Wall

This man is wanted on charge of assault and battery.

That Teagarden. He sure can
play that horn, can't he? - The Glass Wall

That Teagarden. He sure can play that horn, can't he?

- Tom, what are you doing?
- I can't sit there any longer. - The Glass Wall

- Tom, what are you doing? - I can't sit there any long...

Come in and see the educated fleas at
the biggest flea circus in the world. - The Glass Wall

Come in and see the educated fleas at the biggest flea circu...

Wow! Ain't she a howl! - The Glass Wall

Wow! Ain't she a howl!

Get the new comic. - The Glass Wall

Get the new comic.

Nudnik? That's a
horse? That's a dog. - The Glass Wall

Nudnik? That's a horse? That's a dog.

Monroe, - The Glass Wall

Watch this guy. See that he don't get away.
I'll just be in the station for a minute. - The Glass Wall

Watch this guy. See that he don't get away. I'll j...

Tanya, you know I'm a
sensitive type personality. - The Glass Wall

Tanya, you know I'm a sensitive type personality.

Don't worry about them. Nothing
bothers them. They sleep like rocks. - The Glass Wall

Don't worry about them. Nothing bothers them. They slee...

I don't know, maybe
tomorrow we'll see a lawyer. - The Glass Wall

I don't know, maybe tomorrow we'll see a lawyer.

Don't forget your dead father was a lousy foreigner - The Glass Wall

Don't forget your dead father was a lousy foreigner

- U.N. The U.N.
- What's that? - The Glass Wall

- U.N. The U.N. - What's that?

All cars, 15th Precinct. - The Glass Wall

All cars, 15th Precinct.

Thanks, Lieutenant.
We'll go right over. - The Glass Wall

Thanks, Lieutenant. We'll go right over.

We're after that man.
He's an escaped deportee. - The Glass Wall

We're after that man. He's an escaped deportee.

Somebody Somebody listen - The Glass Wall

Somebody Somebody listen

Thirty-seventh floor. - The Glass Wall

Thirty-seventh floor.

Pete, don't jump. It's me, Tom. - The Glass Wall

Pete, don't jump. It's me, Tom.

You're all right,
Peter. You're all right. - The Glass Wall

You're all right, Peter. You're all right.

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Peter is a refugee who wants to make a better life for himself in America, but he doesn't have the proper papers. Desperate for entry, he jumps ship and flees to New York to search for a World War II veteran whom he helped during ...

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Director: Maxwell Shane

Writer: Ivan Tors, Maxwell Shane

Production: Columbia Pictures

Genre: drama, film-noir

Year: 1953

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 31 Jul 1953

Awards: 1 win

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