Information
| Year: | 1950 |
| Rating: | 6.6(650) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery |
| Directed by: | Irving Pichel |
| Actors: | Mickey Rooney Peter Lorre Taylor Holmes Art Smith Jeanne Cagney Barbara Bates |
| "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!" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Irving Pichel | |
| Actors | |
| Mickey Rooney | as Daniel 'Dan' Brady |
| Peter Lorre | as Nick Dramoshag |
| Taylor Holmes | as Harvey |
| Art Smith | as Oren Mackey |
| Wally Cassell | as Chuck Davis |
| Richard Lane | as Det. Lt. Nelson |
| John Gallaudet | as Moriarity |
| Sidney Marion | as Shorty McCabe |
| Jimmie Dodd | as Buzz Larson |
| Lester Dorr | as Baldy, Jewelry Clerk |
| Frank Marlowe | as Watchman |
| Alvin Hammer | as George, the Auditor |
| Ray Teal | as Motorcycle Officer |
| Tom Monroe | as Motorcycle Officer |
| Red Nichols | as Himself, Red Nichols |
| Jimmy Cross | as Sailor in Arcade |
| Jack Elam | as Man at Bar |
| Donald Kerr | as Pier Spectator |
| David McMahon | as Smitty, Police Sergeant |
| Irving Pichel | as Voice of Radio Announcer |
| Joe Ploski | as Man at Bar/Pier Spectator |
| Bert Stevens | as Nightclub Table Extra |
| Harry Wilson | as Pier Spectator |
| Actresses | |
| Jeanne Cagney | as Vera Novak |
| Barbara Bates | as Helen Calder |
| Patsy O'Connor | as Millie |
| Minerva Urecal | as Landlady aka Old Snoop |
| Kitty O'Neil | as Madame Zaronga |
| Suzanne Ridgeway | as Woman at Bar |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 21 March 1949 - ? |
| Plot: | The auto mechanic Dan Brady "borrows" twenty dollars from the cash register of the garage where he works to date the blonde waitress Vera Novak in the weekend. His intention is return the money Monday night, when a friend that owes him the same amount will pay him. However, on Monday morning the accountant finds the negative balance, and Dan tries to cover the embezzlement, falling deeper and deeper in a criminal life. |
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Quotes
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Bar customer: Hey how does he rate all that dough? Landlady: Serves you right, you hussy! Daniel 'Dan' Brady: I had the right girl all along and I didn't know it. Vera Novak: It's not what you run away to; it's what you run away from. Daniel 'Dan' Brady: Now, wait a minute! Don't holler 'til you hurt! Daniel 'Dan' Brady: I feel like I'm bein' shoved into a corner, and if I don't get out soon, it'll be too late. Maybe it's too late already! Harvey: Men don't die easily. They take a lot of killing. |
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