The Slender Thread
Drama
Release Date
December 15, 1965
Duration
98 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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?
Casts
Alan Newell
Sidney Poitier
Inga Dyson
Anne Bancroft
Dr. Joe Coburn
Telly Savalas
Mark Dyson
Steven Hill
Det. Judd Ridley
Ed Asner
Marian
Indus Arthur
Sgt. Harry Ward
Paul Newlan
Charlie
Dabney Coleman
Doctor Morris
H.M. Wynant
Patrolman Steve Peters
Robert F. Hoy
Chris Dyson
Greg Jarvis
Medical Technician
Jason Wingreen
Mrs. Thomas
Marjorie Nelson
Arthur Foss
Steven Marlo
Liquor Salesman
Thomas Hill
Al McCardle
Lane Bradford
Edna
Janet Dudley
Dr. Alden Van
John Napier
Police Cadet
Stephen Pellegrini
Police Cadet
Jerome R. Brand
Jinny
Kay Doubleday
Registration Nurse
Jo Helton
Pete
Richard Doorish
Telephone Operator
Charlotte Stewart
Telephone Supervisor
Viola Harris
Pool Player
George Savalas
Pastor (as Dr. O.L. Haavik)
O.L. Haavik
Child at Beach
Nicholas Prebezac
Child at Beach
Drew Eskenazi
Child at Beach
Erin Almond
Child at Beach
Pam Bagby
Police Station Dispatcher
William R. Rhodes
Motel Manager
Charles C. Andrews
Zipper Girl
Melody Greer
Discotheque Band
Sons of Adam
1st TV Newsman (as Walter Mazlow)
Walter Maslow
2nd TV Newsman
Allen Emerson
Nightwatchman
Lou Clark
Nightwatchman
David Harris
Office Boy
Phillip Browne
Janitor
Archie Smith
Fire Station Dispatcher
Joseph R. Denini
Telephone Supervisor
Fay Baker
Woman in Elevator / Typist (uncredited)
Susan Bartel
Patrolman Bert Enyard (uncredited)
John Benson
Regina Carrol
Mrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)
Karen Norris
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