Quicksand

3/24/19501h 19m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Irving Pichel

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

car mechanic
femme fatale
film noir

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

Wally Cassell

~ as ~

Chuck Davis

Richard Lane

~ as ~

Lt. Nelson

Patsy O'Connor

~ as ~

Millie

John Gallaudet

~ as ~

Moriarity

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
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 is 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.