Quicksand
“A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!”
1950•NR•1h 19m•6.1•Released
CrimeThriller
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.
Director
Irving Pichel
Writer
Robert Smith
Languages
English
Studio
Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Cast
Mickey Rooney
Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Jeanne Cagney
Vera Novak
Barbara Bates
Helen Calder
Peter Lorre
Nick Dramoshag
Taylor Holmes
Harvey
Art Smith
Oren Mackey
Wally Cassell
Chuck Davis
Richard Lane
Lt. Nelson
Patsy O'Connor
Millie
John Gallaudet
Moriarity
Minerva Urecal
Landlady
Sidney Marion
Shorty
Jimmie Dodd
Buzz
Lester Dorr
Baldy
Kitty O'Neil
Madame Zaronga
Production
Company
Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Producer
Mort Briskin
Producer
Samuel H. Stiefel
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