A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.
Quicksand (1950) is a crime and thriller film directed by Irving Pichel, released on March 24, 1950 with a runtime of 1h 19m. It stars Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates and Peter Lorre. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 40 ratings.
Mickey Rooney
as Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Jeanne Cagney
as Vera Novak
Barbara Bates
as Helen Calder
Peter Lorre
as Nick Dramoshag
Taylor Holmes
as Harvey
Art Smith
as Oren Mackey
Wally Cassell
as Chuck Davis
Richard Lane
as Lt. Nelson
Patsy O'Connor
as Millie
John Gallaudet
as Moriarity
Minerva Urecal
as Landlady
Sidney Marion
as Shorty
Directed by Irving Pichel, written by Robert Smith, produced by Mort Briskin and Samuel H. Stiefel.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 40 ratings.
Mickey Rooney is rather convincing as a naive young mechanic who pinches $20 from his employer so he can impress his gold-digging girlfriend on a date. Soon, though, the debt spirals out of control as he falls foul of the authorities, his employer and a particularly odious Peter Lorre ("Nick") and is soon being chased by the police for murder. It's been done on a shoestring, but the ending is exciting, if a little…
Reviewed on December 27, 2022
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Quicksand (1950) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, IndieFlix, Troma NOW, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Fandango At Home and Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Quicksand (1950) includes Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre and Taylor Holmes. The film was directed by Irving Pichel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Quicksand was released on March 24, 1950 and runs for 1h 19m.
Quicksand (1950) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 40 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
