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I Walk Alone

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6.5/10 • 71

1947-12-311h 37m

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Once I trusted a dame... now I Walk Alone

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.

Directors
Byron Haskin
Editors
Arthur P. Schmidt

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

    Frankie Madison

  2. Lizabeth Scott

    Lizabeth Scott

    Kay Lawrence

  3. Kirk Douglas

    Kirk Douglas

    Noll "Dink" Turner

  4. Wendell Corey

    Wendell Corey

    Dave

  5. Kristine Miller

    Kristine Miller

    Alexis Richardson

  6. George Rigaud

    George Rigaud

    Maurice

  7. Marc Lawrence

    Marc Lawrence

    Nick Palestro

  8. Mike Mazurki

    Mike Mazurki

    Dan

  9. Mickey Knox

    Mickey Knox

    Skinner

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John Chard

Feb 9, 2020

7/10

For a buck, you'd double-cross your own mother. I Walk Alone is directed by Byron Haskin and adapted to screenplay by Charles Schnee, Robert Smith and John Bright from the play written by Theodore Reeves. It stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey. Music is by Victor Young and cinematography by Leo Tover. Frankie Madison (Lancaster) returns to New York after 14 years in prison. Noll Turner (Douglas), Frankie's former partner in bootlegging, is now a wealthy nightclub manager, and Frankie is expecting him to honor a verbal '50:50' agreement they made when he was caught and Noll got away... This is perfect noir foil for the three main stars, Lancaster is all macho mismanagement and edgy, Douglas is suave, cunning and intense, while Scott smoulders and portrays her conflicted character with believable confusion and an earnest yearning for worth. The story intrigues mainly through Frankie being a man out of his time, after serving 14 years in prison, he comes out to find the underworld he once knew has changed considerably. Yet he wants what is his and will put himself through the mangler in the old day way to get what he thinks he rightly deserves. Kay Lawrence (Scott) isn't a femme fatale, she just borders the type by default until the truth will out and the story arc folds inwards (love the way Tover lights her scenes). Douglas revels in being a villain, and the Noll Turner character gives him the chance to smarm, charm and trample on anyone who could affect his monetary gains. And so it is left to Corey as Dave to round out the key affecting perfs. He's the man closest to Frankie, but as a milquetoast type of lawyer, he has, while Frankie was in prison, helped legally cover the financial angles for Noll Turner. All characters are entering noirville and it makes for a satisfying experience for fans of such. 7/10

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
bootleggernew york cityrelease from prisonbased on play or musicalfilm noirblack and whitedouble crossformer best friendretributionnightclub ownerhandshakenightclub singermoral reformationformer partneraccounting fraudgreedy manpaybackformer gangstercorrupt businessmanbetrayed by a friendman out of timeverbal agreementsigned confession