1951·Drama·1h 22m
7.1
★
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
Directed by Nicholas Ray
small town
police brutality
based on novel or book
redemption
film noir
snow
bad cop
blindness
woman director
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Cast
Ida Lupino
Mary Malden
Robert Ryan
Jim Wilson
Ward Bond
Walter Brent
Charles Kemper
Pop Daley
Anthony Ross
Pete Santos
Ed Begley
Capt. Brawley
Ian Wolfe
Sheriff Carrey
Gus Schilling
Lucky
Frank Ferguson
Willows
Cleo Moore
Myrna Bowers
Olive Carey
Mrs. Brent
Richard Irving
Bernie Tucker
Crew
Nicholas Ray
Director
A.I. Bezzerides
Screenplay
Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer
John Houseman
Producer
Nicholas Ray
Adaptation
A.I. Bezzerides
Adaptation
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Popular Reviews
29 reviews
Ellie Alvarez
“Sometimes people who are never alone are the loneliest”
“Sometimes people who are never alone are the loneliest”
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JK
Follows the golden rules: No despair without tenderness. No vulgarity or cruelty without vulnerability.
Possibly my new favorite Robert Ryan performance but it eventually becomes entirely about Ida Lupino for me in the end.
Possibly my new favorite Robert Ryan performance but it eventually becomes entirely about Ida Lupino for me in the end.
Follows the golden rules: No despair without tenderness. No vulgarity or cruelty without vulnerability.
Possibly my new favorite Robert Ryan performance but it eventually becomes entirely about Ida Lupino for me in the end.
Possibly my new favorite Robert Ryan performance but it eventually becomes entirely about Ida Lupino for me in the end.
Tucker Clement
7.0★ · 01/14/25
At least a top five cigarette light of all time. Wowzers.
Pretty standard noir fare with the added twist of the escape to the snowy wilderness. Kinda wish it hadn’t had the tacked on ending of him returning because him remembering her with tears in his eyes as he returns to his crime ridden lonely city was a great transition.
I thought I might be frustrated at the amount of set up and the thin plot once you are in the wilderness (everything falls together a bit too easily), but I honestly didn’t mind. Ida Lupino joining right when it could’ve gotten dull and adding a whole new element was wonderful.
As the President of the Ida Lupino fan club, this film gets two thumbs up!
Pretty standard noir fare with the added twist of the escape to the snowy wilderness. Kinda wish it hadn’t had the tacked on ending of him returning because him remembering her with tears in his eyes as he returns to his crime ridden lonely city was a great transition.
I thought I might be frustrated at the amount of set up and the thin plot once you are in the wilderness (everything falls together a bit too easily), but I honestly didn’t mind. Ida Lupino joining right when it could’ve gotten dull and adding a whole new element was wonderful.
As the President of the Ida Lupino fan club, this film gets two thumbs up!
At least a top five cigarette light of all time. Wowzers.
Pretty standard noir fare with the added twist of the escape to the snowy wilderness. Kinda wish it hadn’t had the tacked on ending of him returning because him remembering her with tears in his eyes as he returns to his crime ridden lonely city was a great transition.
I thought I might be frustrated at the amount of set up and the thin plot once you are in the wilderness (everything falls together a bit too easily), but I honestly didn’t mind. Ida Lupino joining right when it could’ve gotten dull and adding a whole new element was wonderful.
As the President of the Ida Lupino fan club, this film gets two thumbs up!
Pretty standard noir fare with the added twist of the escape to the snowy wilderness. Kinda wish it hadn’t had the tacked on ending of him returning because him remembering her with tears in his eyes as he returns to his crime ridden lonely city was a great transition.
I thought I might be frustrated at the amount of set up and the thin plot once you are in the wilderness (everything falls together a bit too easily), but I honestly didn’t mind. Ida Lupino joining right when it could’ve gotten dull and adding a whole new element was wonderful.
As the President of the Ida Lupino fan club, this film gets two thumbs up!
Tommydog
8.1★ · 11/08/24
A strong arming city cop that faces multiple brutality charges is sent out to the country. Out there he finds a vengeful father looking to murder the man that killed his son, but what he finds is love with a blind country girl. This is for sure an interesting watch and enjoyable throughout. The style was very classic and the performances were fast talking and punchy. Didn’t really contend with the main character’s ruthlessness besides showing it tame compared the farmer father. I didn’t really care for the falling in love parts. The chases were fun and the dialogue flowed so fine.
A strong arming city cop that faces multiple brutality charges is sent out to the country. Out there he finds a vengeful father looking to murder the man that killed his son, but what he finds is love with a blind country girl. This is for sure an interesting watch and enjoyable throughout. The style was very classic and the performances were fast talking and punchy. Didn’t really contend with the main character’s ruthlessness besides showing it tame compared the farmer father. I didn’t really care for the falling in love parts. The chases were fun and the dialogue flowed so fine.
sunscreenbae
9.0★ · 07/31/21
everyone in this had an agenda
everyone in this had an agenda