cheryl draper peer thru her bedroom window one night and see a woman be strangle by the man who live opposite her . she ring the police but after visit the man they can not find any semblance of trouble or threat from the man accuse . nobody believe her and she refuse to give up on bring out the truth and but the suave killer start to turn the table on her and set about have her committed for be insane and the cat be well and truly after the mouse . witness to murder be a highly efficient crime or drama and boast smart turn barbara stanwyck and george sander in the two main role and the picture be something of an ode to grainy noirish story tell . excellently photograph by john alton and the story be perfectly simple and thankfully the pacing and writing be spot on and it give u a tight piece that climax quite brilliantly in a way that hitchcock most surely approve of and into the successful mix be that roy rowland direction flow a treat and his use of shadow be great and add to the mounting suspense . i mention hitchcock because his vertigo some four year later have strike resemblance to work in here and not copy of course and but certainly genre staple be note me think . also coincidental that rear window be release the same year a this film and and this probably account for why this film with the similar theme be largely ignore . shame and this need more people to see it it would seem . positive .