I Walk Alone
1947 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 6.6 · 61% critics
After serving a long prison term, a former bootlegger returns to New York expecting his old partner to honor their deal and share in a thriving nightclub business. Instead, he finds a slick world of evasions, shifting loyalties, and mounting tension as he tries to reclaim what he believes is his.
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-12-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (76 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like brooding crime dramas built around betrayal, atmosphere, and tough-guy tension, especially if Pitfall or Johnny Eager worked for you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or easy-to-root-for characters.
Pros: strong lead performances; tense noir atmosphere; sharp rivalry | Cons: slow first half; very talky stretches; some plot contrivances
Themes
- bootlegger
- new york city
- release from prison
- based on play or musical
- film noir
- black and white
- double cross
- former best friend
- retribution
- nightclub owner
- handshake
- nightclub singer
- +11 more
Cast & crew
Burt Lancaster
as Frankie Madison
Lizabeth Scott
as Kay Lawrence
Kirk Douglas
as Noll "Dink" Turner
Wendell Corey
as Dave
Kristine Miller
as Alexis Richardson
George Rigaud
as Maurice
Marc Lawrence
as Nick Palestro
Mike Mazurki
as Dan
Mickey Knox
as Skinner
- RN
Roger Neury
as Felix
Directed by Byron Haskin