That's how long infamous suicide jumper John William Warde spent perched on the 17th-story ledge of New York's Gotham Hotel in 1938. Henry Hathaway's documentary-style drama recounts this ripped-from-the-headlines saga and ensuing media circus, as a cop (Douglas) tries to talk down the disturbed young man (Basehart). Look for a debuting Grace Kelly among the throng of onlookers.