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Quicksand is a 1950 American film noir that stars Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre and portrays a garage mechanic's descent into crime. It was directed by Irving Pichel shortly before he was included in the Hollywood blacklist (which was instituted by the House Un-American Activities Committee to block screenwriters with suspected Communist affiliation from obtaining employment).
- Mort Briskin
- March 24, 1950 (United States)
- Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
- Louis Gruenberg
Quicksand: Directed by Irving Pichel. With Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre. After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control.
- Irving Pichel
- 1
- 1 min
Synopsis. Dan Brady, an auto mechanic with Mackey Motor Co., is having lunch on Monday with a couple of buddies at the lunch counter. Dan, who spent four years in the Navy, has broken off with his girlfriend Helen because she was getting serious about marriage. A new cashier, Vera Novak, enters the restaurant and captures the young men's attention.
Quicksand (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Money Talks Mechanic Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney) takes a phone call then a threat from arcade owner Nick (Peter Lorre) in this critical scene from director Irving Pichel's Quicksand, 1950.
- Irving Pichel, Maurie M. Suess
- Mickey Rooney
Quicksand (1950) Quicksand (1950) Quicksand (1950) Quicksand (1950) Quicksand (1950) View more photos Movie Info Synopsis Dan (Mickey Rooney) is a nice guy who needs $20 for a hot date with ...
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- Irving Pichel
- Crime, Drama
- Mickey Rooney
Quicksand (1950) The greatest tale of moral degradation in film noir is Quicksand (1950) — with Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney and Peter Lorre. It’s standard issue for a film noir to ship with a weak male lead, but often these guys have issues to begin with — their moral compasses have been spun to point to Palookaville — sometimes by war ...
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- Mystery & Thriller