Quicksand
A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!
1950 | 79m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Irving Pichel |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Robert Smith |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 24, 1950 |
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| Director: | Irving Pichel |
| Writer: | Robert Smith |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | car mechanic, femme fatale, film noir |
| Production Companies | Samuel H. Stiefel Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rooney | Daniel 'Dan' Brady |
| Jeanne Cagney | Vera Novak |
| Barbara Bates | Helen Calder |
| Peter Lorre | Nick Dramoshag |
| Taylor Holmes | Harvey |
| Art Smith | Oren Mackey |
| Wally Cassell | Chuck Davis |
| Richard Lane | Lt. Nelson |
| Patsy O'Connor | Millie |
| John Gallaudet | Moriarity |
| Minerva Urecal | Landlady |
| Sidney Marion | Shorty |
| Jimmie Dodd | Buzz |
| Lester Dorr | Baldy |
| Kitty O'Neil | Madame Zaronga |
| Frank Marlowe | Watchman |
| Alvin Hammer | Auditor |
| Ray Teal | Motorcycle Officer |
| Tom Monroe | Motorcycle Officer |
| Red Nichols | Red Nichols |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Smith | Screenplay |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Annabell Levy | Hairstylist |
| Irving Pichel | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mort Briskin | Producer |
| Samuel H. Stiefel | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Geronimo1967
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Mickey Rooney is rather convincing as a naive young mechanic who pinches $20 from his employer so he can impress his gold-digging girlfriend on a date. Soon, though, the debt spirals out of control as he falls foul of the authorities, his employer and a particularly odious Peter Lorre ("Nick") and i ... s soon being chased by the police for murder. It's been done on a shoestring, but the ending is exciting, if a little cheesy and contrived. The characters are interesting and well hung together and make for an above average quality thriller.
Dec 27, 2022