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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.
Recently viewed. 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.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Romance
- Nicholas Ray
- 1949-11-05
Wrongly convicted for murder as a teen, "Bowie" Bowers (Farley Granger) breaks out of prison with two other criminals, Chickamaw (Howard da Silva) and T-Dub (Jay C. Flippen). While hiding out ...
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- Cathy O'donnell
- Nicholas Ray
- RKO Pictures
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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. Chickamaw, T-Dub, and Bowie have just escaped from prison. While Chickamaw and T-Dub are hardened criminals--bank robbers--23-year-old Bowie, who has been in prison since he was 16, was ...
They Live By Night (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Just A Black Sheep Bowie (Farley Granger) and Keechie (Cathy O'Donnell), now fugitives and separated from his gang, make some quick decisions when their Greyhound stops at a diner, in Nicholas Ray's They Live By Night, 1949.
- Nicholas Ray, James Lane
- Cathy O'donnell
They Live by Night (1948) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Nicholas Ray. Writing Credits. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Produced by. Music by. Leigh Harline. Cinematography by. George E. Diskant. ... director of photography. Editing by. Sherman Todd. Art Direction by. Set Decoration by.
1 h 35 m. Summary 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. Crime. Film-Noir. Romance. Directed By: Nicholas Ray. Written By: Charles Schnee, Edward Anderson, Nicholas Ray. They Live by Night.