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Quicksand (1950)

APPROVED 79 min  -  Crime | Drama | Film-Noir  -   24 March 1950 (USA)
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After borrowing $20 from his employer's cash register, an auto mechanic is plunged into a series of increasingly disastrous circumstances which rapidly spiral out of his control.

Director:

Irving Pichel

Writer:

Robert Smith (original screenplay)

Stars:

Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney and Barbara Bates
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mickey Rooney ...
Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Jeanne Cagney Jeanne Cagney ...
Vera Novak
Barbara Bates Barbara Bates ...
Helen Calder
Peter Lorre ...
Nick Dramoshag
Taylor Holmes Taylor Holmes ...
Harvey
Art Smith Art Smith ...
Oren Mackey
Wally Cassell Wally Cassell ...
Chuck Davis
Richard Lane Richard Lane ...
Det. Lt. Nelson
Patsy O'Connor Patsy O'Connor ...
Millie
John Gallaudet John Gallaudet ...
Moriarity
Minerva Urecal Minerva Urecal ...
Landlady aka Old Snoop
Sidney Marion Sidney Marion ...
Shorty McCabe (as Sid Marion)
Jimmie Dodd Jimmie Dodd ...
Buzz Larson (as Jimmy Dodd)
Lester Dorr Lester Dorr ...
Baldy, Jewelry Clerk
Kitty O'Neil Kitty O'Neil ...
Madame Zaronga
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Storyline

Motor mechanic Dan Brady lacks funds for a heavy date with new waitress Vera, the type whose life's ambition is a fur coat; so he embezzles twenty dollars from his employer. To make up the shortage, he goes in debt for a hundred. Thereafter, every means he tries to get out of trouble only gets him deeper into crime, while everyone he meets is out for what they can get. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Auto Mechanic | Waitress | Embezzlement | Garage | Stolen Car  | See more »

Taglines:

This is the story of a nice guy who borrows $20 from a cash register to keep a date... with a cop... and a killer! See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Sables mouvants See more »

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samuel H. Stiefel Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This film has one of the first examples of product placement with a box of Bit-O-Honey candy bars by Jeanne Cagney's cash register. See more »

Quotes

Bar customer: Hey how does he rate all that dough?
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Connections

References South of St. Louis (1949) See more »