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Quicksand - Movie Review |
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After borrowing $20 from his employer's cash register, an auto mechanic (Mickey Rooney) is plunged into a series of increasingly disastrous circumstances which rapidly spiral out of his control. Young auto mechanic Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney) takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak (Jeanne Cagney). Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up sooner than wonted. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime. His descent is sped along by his heartless and morally lacking boss Oren Mackay (Art Smith), and the seedy owner of a pinball arcade on Santa Monica Pier, Nick Dramoshag (Peter Lorre).
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Quicksand - Cast & Crew |
| Directed by: Irving Pichel Produced by: Mort Briskin, Samuel H Stiefel Starring: Barbara Bates, Jeanne Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Peter Lorre Crew: Lionel Lindon, Louis Gruenberg, Walter Thompson Copyright: Public Domain Format: Black + White Duration: 79 mins Year: 1950 Tags: Auto Mechanic, Bar, Blackmail, Boardwalk, Crime, Diner, Drama, Embezzlement, Femme Fatale, Film-noir, Fishing Boat, Garage, Landlady, Mink Coat, Motorcycle Cop, Mystery, Night Watchman, Penny Arcade, Robbery, Stolen Car, Strangulation, Time Clock, Waitress |
Quicksand Trivia - Did You Know?Rooney co-financed Quicksand with Peter Lorre but their shares of the profits were reportedly left unpaid by a third partner. Most of the film was shot on location in Santa Monica, California, with a few exterior scenes at Santa Monica Pier. Swing era bandleader Red Nichols and His Five Pennies are seen and heard in a nightclub scene. A display box of Bit-O-Honey candy shown by a cash register soon after the film begins is an early example of product placement. Related FilmsKansas City Confidential | Too Late For Tears | Detour | The Green Glove | He Walked By Night | |
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