Quicksand
1950 · Movie · NR · 79 min · ★ 6.1 · 61% critics
A broke young mechanic “borrows” a small amount from work to pay for a date, expecting to replace it before anyone notices. When that plan goes wrong, one bad choice leads to another, pulling him into a fast-growing web of debt, lies, and crime.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-03-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (40 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like compact old crime thrillers about ordinary people making worse and worse choices, especially if Three Strangers or Framed worked for you; Not for you if you want deep realism or a fully serious tone.
Pros: tense downward spiral; brisk pacing; strong lead performance | Cons: contrived ending; some predictability; lightweight noir feel
Themes
- car mechanic
- femme fatale
- film noir
Cast & crew
Mickey Rooney
as Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Jeanne Cagney
as Vera Novak
Barbara Bates
as Helen Calder
Peter Lorre
as Nick Dramoshag
Taylor Holmes
as Harvey
Art Smith
as Oren Mackey
Wally Cassell
as Chuck Davis
Richard Lane
as Lt. Nelson
Patsy O'Connor
as Millie
John Gallaudet
as Moriarity
Directed by Irving Pichel