CinemaOSMovie · 1950 · 1h 19m · NR
Quicksand

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

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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.

Directed byIrving Pichel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
EN
Released
March 24, 1950
Studios
Samuel H. Stiefel Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Daniel 'Dan' Brady

Jeanne Cagney

Jeanne Cagney

Vera Novak

Barbara Bates

Barbara Bates

Helen Calder

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Nick Dramoshag

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

Harvey

Art Smith

Art Smith

Oren Mackey

Wally Cassell

Wally Cassell

Chuck Davis

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Lt. Nelson

Patsy O'Connor

Patsy O'Connor

Millie

John Gallaudet

John Gallaudet

Moriarity

Creative team
Directed by
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Written by
Robert Smith
Produced by
Mort Briskin
Samuel H. Stiefel

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