The Slender Thread (1965)

The Slender Thread
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 98 min
  • Premiere: 15th of December 1965

Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alone, a woman calls up the number and tells Alan that she needs to talk to someone. She informs Alan she took a load of pills, and he secretly tries to get help. During this time, he learns more about the woman, her family life, and why she wants to die. Can Alan get the cavalry to save her in time before it's too late?

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Cast

Ed Asner
as Det. Judd Ridley
Anne Bancroft
as Inga Dyson
Telly Savalas
as Dr. Joe Coburn
H.M. Wynant
as Doctor Morris
Sidney Poitier
as Alan Newell
Steven Hill
as Mark Dyson
Lane Bradford
as Al McCardle
Charlotte Stewart
as Telephone Operator
Robert F. Hoy
as Patrolman Steve Peters
Paul Newlan
as Sgt. Harry Ward
George Savalas
as Pool Player
Thomas Hill
as Liquor Salesman
Jason Wingreen
as Medical Technician
Regina Carrol
as minor role (uncredited)
Viola Harris
as Telephone Supervisor
Fay Baker
as Telephone Supervisor (uncredited)
Steven Marlo
as Arthur Foss
Karen Norris
as Mrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)
Jo Helton
as Registration Nurse
Erin Almond
as Child at Beach

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