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6.1/10 • 36

1950-03-241h 19m

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A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!

Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.

Directors
Irving Pichel
Editors
Walter Thompson

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  1. Mickey Rooney

    Mickey Rooney

    Daniel 'Dan' Brady

  2. Jeanne Cagney

    Jeanne Cagney

    Vera Novak

  3. Barbara Bates

    Barbara Bates

    Helen Calder

  4. Peter Lorre

    Peter Lorre

    Nick Dramoshag

  5. Taylor Holmes

    Taylor Holmes

    Harvey

  6. Art Smith

    Art Smith

    Oren Mackey

  7. Wally Cassell

    Wally Cassell

    Chuck Davis

  8. Richard Lane

    Richard Lane

    Lt. Nelson

  9. Patsy O'Connor

    Patsy O'Connor

    Millie

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CinemaSerf

Dec 27, 2022

6/10

Mickey Rooney is rather convincing as a naive young mechanic who pinches $20 from his employer so he can impress his gold-digging girlfriend on a date. Soon, though, the debt spirals out of control as he falls foul of the authorities, his employer and a particularly odious Peter Lorre ("Nick") and is soon being chased by the police for murder. It's been done on a shoestring, but the ending is exciting, if a little cheesy and contrived. The characters are interesting and well hung together and make for an above average quality thriller.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
car mechanicfemme fatalefilm noir