Movie

Quicksand (1950)

• NR
• March 24, 1950
• 1h 19m

• Crime
• Thriller

“A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!”

Overview

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

Writers

Robert Smith

Starring

Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates