Quicksand (1950)

★ 6.0 1h 19m IMDb
Thriller Crime
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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.

Quicksand

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Cast

Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney as Daniel 'Dan' Brady Died 2014 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer, and radio personality. In a car...
Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne Cagney as Vera Novak Died 1984 · New York City, New York, USA
Barbara Bates
Barbara Bates as Helen Calder Died 1969 · Denver, Colorado, USA Barbara Jane Bates (August 6, 1925 – March 18, 1969) was an American singer and actress, best known for her portrayal of Phoebe in the 1950 drama film All About Eve and as Katy Morgan on It's a Great...
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre as Nick Dramoshag Died 1964 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial ki...
Taylor Holmes
Taylor Holmes as Harvey Died 1959 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Art Smith
Art Smith as Oren Mackey Died 1973 · Chicago, Illinois, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Gordon "Art" Smith (March 23, 1899 – February 24, 1973) was an American film, stage and television actor, best known for playing supporting roles in the 1...
Director Irving Pichel
Cast Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre, Taylor Holmes, Art Smith, Wally Cassell, Richard Lane, Patsy O'Connor, John Gallaudet

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CinemaSerf 6/10 Dec 27, 2022
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 Lorre ("Nick") and is soon being chased by the police for murder. It's been done on a shoestring, but the ending is exciting, if a little cheesy and contrived. The characters are interesting and well hung together and make for an above average quality thriller.

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