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.| Status: | Released (1950-03-24) |
|---|---|
| Screen: | Robert Smith |
| Productions: | Samuel H. Stiefel Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 1937: Mickey Rooney - Daniel 'Dan' Brady
- 30274: Jeanne Cagney - Vera Novak
- 10611: Barbara Bates - Helen Calder
- 2094: Peter Lorre - Nick Dramoshag
- 11172: Taylor Holmes - Harvey
- 14359: Art Smith - Oren Mackey
- 78794: Wally Cassell - Chuck Davis
Crews
- 90055: Mort Briskin - Producer - Production
- 90056: Samuel H. Stiefel - Producer - Production
- 20370: Irving Pichel - Director - Directing
- 84238: Robert Smith - Screenplay - Writing
- 4352: Mel Berns - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 14726: Lionel Lindon - Director of Photography - Camera
- 19334: Walter Thompson - Editor - Editing
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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 Lorr ....
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