Underplayed Gems

On Dangerous Ground (1952)

On Dangerous Ground poster
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 159 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A big city police detective with a violent temper is sent to a small town to solve a murder case. There he meets a blind woman who challenges his outlook on life.

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What happens

On Dangerous Ground is a 1951 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, produced by John Houseman, and starring Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides based on the 1945 novel Mad with Much Heart by Gerald Butler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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