The Girl on The Roof

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Hardy Krüger

Donald Gresham

Age : 96 | Popularity : 7%

Johannes Heesters

David Slader

Age : 108 | Popularity : 6%

Johanna Matz

Patty O'Neill

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Tom Tully

Michael O'Neill

Age : 73 | Popularity : 10%

Dawn Addams

Cynthia Slader

Age : 54 | Popularity : 9%

Fortunio Bonanova

TV host

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Gregory Ratoff

Taxi driver

Age : 63 | Popularity : 6%

William Holden

A tourist

Age : 63 | Popularity : 18%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Otto Preminger
Writing	Writer	Carl Zuckmayer
	Original Story	F. Hugh Herbert
	Lyricist	Sylvia Fine
Crew	Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Sound	Music	Herschel Burke Gilbert
Editing	Editor	Otto Ludwig Ronald Sinclair
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Don Loper
Art	Decorator	Nicolai Remisoff
Department	Role	Name

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