Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Mickey Rooney
Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Quicksand
“A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!”
6.0
1950
1h 19m
CrimeThriller
Director: Irving Pichel
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.
Cast
Vera Novak
Jeanne Cagney
Vera Novak
Helen Calder
Barbara Bates
Helen Calder
Nick Dramoshag
Peter Lorre
Nick Dramoshag
Harvey
Taylor Holmes
Harvey
Oren Mackey
Art Smith
Oren Mackey
Chuck Davis
Wally Cassell
Chuck Davis
Lt. Nelson
Richard Lane
Lt. Nelson
Millie
Patsy O'Connor
Millie
Moriarity
John Gallaudet
Moriarity
Landlady
Minerva Urecal
Landlady
Shorty
Sidney Marion
Shorty
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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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