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Quicksand
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6.1Young 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.
Released: 1950-03-2479 minDir: Irving PichelCrime, Thriller
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
Themes
- car mechanic
- femme fatale
- film noir
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- Duration
- 79
- FilmAffinity ID
- 156431
- Image
- Mickey Rooney-Jeanne Cagney in Quicksand.jpg
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- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- Commons category
- Quicksand (1950 film)
- title
- Quicksand
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Categories
1950 American films1950 crime films1950 English-language films1950 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime filmsEnglish-language crime filmsFilm noirFilms directed by Irving PichelFilms set in Santa Monica, CaliforniaFilms shot in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaTemplate film date with 1 release dateUnited Artists films