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Director:
André De Toth
Writers:
Bernard Gordon (adaptation)
John Hawkins (story)
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Release Date:
6 March 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Plot:
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Great little unknown film!! more

Cast

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Sterling Hayden ... Det. Lt. Sims
Gene Nelson ... Steve Lacey
Phyllis Kirk ... Ellen Lacey
Ted de Corsia ... 'Doc' Penny

Charles Bronson ... Ben Hastings (as Charles Buchinsky)
Jay Novello ... Dr. Otto Hessler
Nedrick Young ... Gat Morgan
James Bell ... Daniel O'Keefe
Dub Taylor ... Gus Snider (as Dubb Taylor)
Gayle Kellogg ... Detective Kelly
Mack Chandler ... Sully
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The City Is Dark (UK)
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Runtime:
73 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:(Banned) (1953) | USA:Approved (PCA #16297) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Burbank, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although the movie was completed in 1952, it was not released until 1954. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Nedrick Young (as Gat Morgan) is first shot, he grabs his chest by the right pectoral. When he grabs his wound later, it has migrated to the lower center abdomen. more
Quotes:
Ellen Lacey: But you haven't done anything! You're innocent!
Steve Lacey: Once you do a stretch, you're never clean again! You're never free! They've always got a string on you, and they tug, tug, tug! Before you know it, you're back again!
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Referenced in Decoy: A Map to Nowhere (2007) (V) more
Soundtrack:
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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Great little unknown film!!, 13 November 2001
Author: SkippyDevereaux from Parkersburg, West Virginia

I just love these type films and I had never heard of this one--thank you to the Mystery Channel. Great performances all around, and for once I liked this performance of Sterling Hayden!! Normally, I can't stand him, as he seemed to play the same character in every film I have seen him in. Gene Nelson and Phyllis Kirk were also excellent,who would have thought they could do such acting and the cinematography is really something to see--I always wonder when seeing these films, just how many of the buildings are still around. This is a great little film--be sure and catch it if you ever see it on the schedule!!!

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