The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
Release: 1965-12-15
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 7.1
Drama
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?
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Athene Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Thomas Hill
as Liquor Salesman
Dabney Coleman
as Charlie
Jo Helton
as Registration Nurse
Erin Almond
as Child at Beach
Regina Carrol
as minor role (uncredited)
Karen Norris
as Mrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy
as Patrolman Steve Peters
Charlotte Stewart
as Telephone Operator
Telly Savalas
as Dr. Joe Coburn
Indus Arthur
as Marian
Sidney Poitier
as Alan Newell
Steven Hill
as Mark Dyson
Paul Newlan
as Sgt. Harry Ward
Fay Baker
as Telephone Supervisor (uncredited)
Lane Bradford
as Al McCardle
Viola Harris
as Telephone Supervisor
George Savalas
as Pool Player
Anne Bancroft
as Inga Dyson
Ed Asner
as Det. Judd Ridley
Jason Wingreen
as Medical Technician
H.M. Wynant
as Doctor Morris
Steven Marlo
as Arthur Foss
