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The Girl on The Roof

44 %|Dec 16, 1953|Comedy

A comedy of manners, the film centers on virtuous actress Patty O'Neill, who meets playboy architect Donald Gresham on the observation deck of the Empire State Building and accepts his invitation to join him for drinks and dinner in his apartment. There she meets Donald's upstairs neighbors, his ex-fiancée Cynthia and her father, roguish David Slader. Both men are determined to bed the young woman, but they quickly discover Patty is more interested in engaging in spirited discussions about the pressing moral and sexual issues of the day than surrendering her virginity to either one of them. After resisting their amorous advances throughout the night, Patty leaves and returns to the Empire State Building, where Donald finds her and proposes marriage.

Featured Crew

Otto Preminger
Director
Carl Zuckmayer
Writer
F. Hugh Herbert
Original Story
Ernest Laszlo
Cinematography
Nicolai Remisoff
Decorator
Don Loper
Costume Design
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music
Sylvia Fine
Lyricist

Cast

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Hardy Krüger
Donald Gresham
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Johannes Heesters
David Slader
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Johanna Matz
Patty O'Neill
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Tom Tully
Michael O'Neill
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Dawn Addams
Cynthia Slader
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Gregory Ratoff
Taxi driver