Crime ·Romance ·Drama · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 36m

They Live by Night

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Director
Nicholas Ray
Cast
Cathy O'Donnell as Catherine "Keechie" Mobley Farley Granger as Arthur "Bowie" Bowers Howard Da Silva as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley Jay C. Flippen as Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield Helen Craig as Mattie Will Wright as Mobley
Crew
George E. Diskant — Director of Photography Leigh Harline — Original Music Composer Charles Schnee — Screenplay Edward Anderson — Novel John Houseman — Producer Adele Balkan — Costume Design
Tagline

Cops or no cops I'm going through!

Synopsis

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Nicholas Ray Director George E. Diskant Director of Photography Leigh Harline Original Music Composer Charles Schnee Screenplay Edward Anderson Novel John Houseman Producer Adele Balkan Costume Design
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