Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 19m

Quicksand

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Director
Irving Pichel
Cast
Mickey Rooney as Daniel 'Dan' Brady Jeanne Cagney as Vera Novak Barbara Bates as Helen Calder Peter Lorre as Nick Dramoshag Taylor Holmes as Harvey Art Smith as Oren Mackey
Crew
Lionel Lindon — Director of Photography Walter Thompson — Editor Robert Smith — Screenplay Mort Briskin — Producer Samuel H. Stiefel — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
car mechanicfemme fatalefilm noir
Key Collaborators
Irving Pichel Director Lionel Lindon Director of Photography Walter Thompson Editor Robert Smith Screenplay Mort Briskin Producer Samuel H. Stiefel Producer
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