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