6.6
Quicksand
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirApproved
"A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!"
Duration
1h 19mRelease
24 Mar 1950Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control.
Cast
Mickey RooneyJeanne CagneyBarbara Bates
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10
Details
Director
Irving Pichel
Writers
Robert Smith
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