Only a woman's heart could reach out for such a man!
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) is a crime, drama and thriller film directed by Otto Preminger, released on July 7, 1950 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Bert Freed and Gary Merrill. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 210 ratings.
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Dana Andrews
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Gene Tierney
as Morgan Taylor
Bert Freed
as Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
Gary Merrill
as Tommy Scalise
Karl Malden
as Det. Lt. Thomas
Tom Tully
as Jiggs Taylor
Ruth Donnelly
as Martha
Craig Stevens
as Ken Paine
Fred Aldrich
as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Ian MacDonald
as Detective Casey (uncredited)
Directed by Otto Preminger, written by Ben Hecht, Robert E. Kent and Frank P. Rosenberg, produced by Otto Preminger.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 210 ratings.
Your job is to detect criminals, not to punish them. American city film noir directed by Otto Preminger with the screenplay written by Ben Hecht. The adaptation is from the novel "Night Cry" written by William L. Stuart and Joseph LaShelle provides the cinematography for the New York City shoot. It stars Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully & Karl Malden, with support coming from Ruth…
Reviewed on February 25, 2020
"Dixon" (Dana Andrews) is an hard-nosed cop who likes to play by his own rules. Needless to say that puts him at odds with his superiors and ultimately leads to his demotion just as his contemporary "Thomas" (Karl Malden) is made lieutenant. Whilst all this disarray is distracting the police, criminal mastermind "Scalise" (Gary Merrill) is out to fleece wealthy sucker "Morrison" at a dice game but things at the…
Reviewed on June 7, 2023
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The main cast of Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) includes Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Bert Freed, Gary Merrill and Karl Malden. The film was directed by Otto Preminger. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Where the Sidewalk Ends was released on July 7, 1950 and runs for 1h 35m.
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 210 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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