Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Directed by

Otto Preminger

Genre

drama film, film noir, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 207 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police detective accidentally kills a suspect during an interrogation. He tries to cover up the crime while investigating a murder case that may expose his own guilt.

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What happens

Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1950 American film noir directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The screenplay for the film was written by Ben Hecht and adapted by Robert E. Kent, Frank P. Rosenberg and Victor Trivas based on the novel Night Cry by William L. Stuart. The film stars Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney. Considered by many as a classic of the film noir genre, the film displays a brand of violence "lurking below urban society", a significant noir motif. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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