The Girl on The Roof (1953)
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.
Director: Otto Preminger
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Hardy Krüger as Donald Gresham |
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Johannes Heesters as David Slader |
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Johanna Matz as Patty O'Neill |
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Tom Tully as Michael O'Neill |
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Dawn Addams as Cynthia Slader |
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Fortunio Bonanova as TV host |
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Gregory Ratoff as Taxi driver |
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William Holden as A tourist |
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Maggie McNamara as A tourist |
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Otto Preminger as Voice |
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Sig Ruman as |
| Directing | Otto Preminger | Director |
| Writing | Carl Zuckmayer | Writer |
| Art | Nicolai Remisoff | Decorator |
| Sound | Herschel Burke Gilbert | Music |
| Crew | Ernest Laszlo | Cinematography |
| Writing | Sylvia Fine | Lyricist |
| Editing | Ronald Sinclair | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Loper | Costume Design |
| Writing | F. Hugh Herbert | Original Story |
| Editing | Otto Ludwig | Editor |
