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They Live by Night
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They Live by Night is a 1948 American crime drama film noir directed by Nicholas Ray. The screenplay was written by Charles Schnee and Nicholas Ray, with production handled by John Houseman and RKO Pictures. The film features Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard da Silva, and Jay C. Flippen in the cast. Leigh Harline composed the music for the black-and-white production, which was filmed in Los Angeles.
The movie was released in the United States, with sources citing publication dates in 1948 and 1949. It has a runtime of approximately 95 to 96 minutes. The narrative takes place in Los Angeles and includes themes such as bank robbery and being on the run. The film has received review scores of 8/10 and 96%, alongside an IMDb rating of 7.4.
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Film · TMDB
6.9An 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.
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
Themes
- film noir
- on the run
- black and white
- bank robbery
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- film noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Screenwriter
- Charles Schnee
- Cast member
- Byron Foulger
- Composer
- Leigh Harline
- Producer
- John Houseman
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 543704
- Image
- They Live By Night (1948) poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1948-01-01
- title
- They Live by Night
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- review score
- 96%
- Commons category
- They Live by Night
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