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They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, in his directorial debut, and starring Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger. Based on Edward Anderson's Depression-era novel Thieves Like Us, the film follows a young convict on the run who falls in love with a woman and attempts to begin a life with her.
They Live by Night: Directed by Nicholas Ray. With Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen. An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Nicholas Ray's romantic crime drama They Live by Night (1948) is a peerless example of film noir with Ray's masterful directing style already developed for his directorial debut.
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They Live by Night. Legendary director Nicholas Ray began his career with this lyrical film noir, the first in a series of existential genre films overflowing with sympathy for America’s outcasts and underdogs.
In the '40s, three prisoners flee from a state prison farm in Mississippi. Among them is 23-year-old Bowie, who spent the last seven years in prison and now hopes to be able to prove his innocence or retire to a home in the mountains and live in peace together with his new love, Keechie.
They Live by Night (1948) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
They Live by Night (1949) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 35m 1949. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. After an unjust prison sentence, a young innocent gets mixed-up with hardened criminals and a violent escape. Cast & Crew. Read More. Nicholas Ray. Director. Cathy O'donnell.
Overview. An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning. Nicholas Ray. Edward Anderson. Charles Schnee.
Jun 12, 2017 · Edward Anderson. Raymond Chandler rated the source novel for They Live by Night, Edward Anderson’s 1937 Thieves Like Us, “an infinitely better and honester book than Of Mice and Men ”—another Depression novel of the same year—and “one of the best crook stories ever written.”
In the ’40s, three prisoners flee from a state prison farm in Mississippi. Among them is 23-years-young Bowie, who spent the last seven years in prison and now hopes to be able to prove his innocence or retire to a home in the mountains and live in peace together with his new love, Keechie.
