The Glass Wall

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Actors: Kathleen Freeman , Gloria Grahame , Douglas Spencer , Michael Fox , Vittorio Gassman , Ann Robinson , Joe Turkel , Robin Raymond , Richard Reeves , Jerry Paris , Jack Teagarden , Else Neft , Juney Ellis , Nesdon Booth , Elizabeth Slifer

Director: Maxwell Shane

IMDB Rate: 7 out of 10 (93 votes)

Plot Summary:Peter, a WW II displaced person about to be deported jumps ship in New York harbor in an effort to find an ex-G.I named Tom whom he helped during the war and can prove Peters right to legal entry in the United States. It is a race against time for if he cant Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship. His quest leads him to befriending Maggie, a down-on-her-luck factory worker whom he rejuvenates through his good faith a visit to a jazz club where Shorty Rogers and his band and trombonist Jack Teagarden are playing, and an interlude with a good- hearted burlesque dancer, Tanya Zakoyla, takes him to her mothers home for food and rest. The climax comes at dawn in the United Nations building (the glass wall of the title) where he goes to plead his case and that of all displaced persons.