
The Slender Thread
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?
Release Date: 1965-12-15
Drama
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Casts

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