Look in Any Window
{{Short description|1961 film by William Alland}}
{{about|the 1961 film|the song by Quiet Riot|Quiet Riot (1977 album)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Look in Any Window
| image = File:Look in Any Window.jpg
| caption =
| writer = Laurence E. Mascott
| starring = Paul Anka
Ruth Roman
Alex Nicol
Gigi Perreau
Carole Mathews
George Dolenz
Jack Cassidy
| music = Richard Shores
| cinematography = W. Wallace Kelley
| editing =
| director = William Alland
| producer = William Alland
Laurence E. Mascott
| distributor = Allied Artists
| released = {{Film date|1961|01|29}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Look in Any Window is a 1961 American drama film starring Paul Anka and Ruth Roman. The film was directed by William Alland and released by Allied Artists.
It was distributed as part of a double bill with The George Raft Story.{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Howard |date=1962-03-22 |title='Look in Any Window' Shares Double Bill |page=40 |work=The New York Times}}
Plot
A teenager of uncaring, dysfunctional parents{{Cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808737621/info |title=Yahoo movies |access-date=2017-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522142845/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808737621/info |archive-date=2011-05-22 |url-status=dead }} voyeuristically spies on his suburban neighbors while wearing a frightening mask.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81785/look-in-any-window#overview TCM overview]
Cast
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- Paul Anka as Craig Fowler
- Ruth Roman as Jackie Fowler
- Alex Nicol as Jay Fowler
- Gigi Perreau as Eileen Lowell
- Carole Mathews as Betty Lowell
- Jack Cassidy as Gareth Lowell
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Reception
In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Howard Thompson called Look in Any Window "a broadly sensationalized little melodrama" and wrote: "Ugly and even sickening as it becomes, this strange little film may grip some spectators ... it's a miracle that the psychotic young protagonist wasn't carrying on like Jack the Ripper instead."
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0055097|Look in Any Window (1961)}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=81785}}
- {{AFI film|21506}}
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Category:1960s teen drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American teen drama films
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:Films about dysfunctional families
Category:Films set in California
Category:1961 directorial debut films
Category:English-language teen drama films
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