Side Street (1950)

Directed by

Anthony Mann

Genre

drama film, film noir, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A desperate young man steals money from a man he thinks is a wealthy drunk. The theft sets off a chase through the streets and back alleys of New York City as both the police and the real criminals close in on him.

tensegrittyurbanrelentlessvisceralnoir-ishfast-pacedatmospheric

What happens

Side Street is a 1949 American film noir police procedural film starring Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell. Directed by Anthony Mann, the picture was filmed on location throughout New York City and culminates in one of the first modern car chases. Part of the story is set in the vicinity of the long-demolished Third Avenue El, a favorite location of the films made in the city during that era. Granger and O’Donnell were paired for the second and last time; their earlier film was the film noir They Live by Night (1948). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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