The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window (1944) was one of his most nightmarish dramas. Skillfully adapted by Nunnally Johnson from an obscure novel, it starred Edward G. Robinson as a married college professor who becomes involved with the woman (Joan Bennett) who is the subject of…

Robinson in Lang’s The Woman in the Window, 1944). The ethics that these characters espouse are often borne more of personal code than true concern for their fellow man. For example, Humphrey Bogart (the actor perhaps most associated with the genre) as private eye Sam Spade in The…

…Grapes of Wrath (1940) and The Woman in the Window (1944) are considered his best screenplays.