Where the Sidewalk Ends
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. But Dixon's vicious nature will get the better of him.
17 May 1896, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
1 June 1921, Hollywood, California, USA
December 18, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
23 December 1904, New York City, New York, USA
September 10, 1905 in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
March 16, 1913 in Los Angeles, California, USA
28 June 1914, Great Falls, Montana, USA
22 June 1916, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2 August 1915, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
11 October 1925, Tacoma, Washington, USA
22 October 1910
23 September 1904, Glencoe, Illinois, USA
October 23, 2007
Hecht once again examines the fine line between cop and criminal with memorable results.December 21, 2005
An efficient, bleak noir with an Oedipal twist.January 26, 2006
A weatherbeaten Andrews gives one of his finest performances.March 21, 2005
A fascinating brutish and dark film noir that is set in the corrupt milieu of the underworld.November 21, 2015
A beautiful system of obsessions and ambiguitiesMarch 25, 2006
Fox may not have plumbed the depths of realism this time, but it still looks interesting, even two-thirds of the way down.November 16, 2015
Strongly paced and gorgeously shot, the film showcases Hecht's writing at its best and is a perfect fit for Preminger.March 26, 2005
The last of Otto Preminger's studio pictures at Fox, this 1950 feature has many of the noirish qualities of his Laura and Fallen Angel: Dana Andrews, ambiguity about the characters' dark undertones, and a fluid, fascinating mise en scene.January 18, 2007
...features several effective (and unexpected) plot twists.October 23, 2007
Otto Preminger, director, does an excellent job of pacing the story and of building sympathy for Andrews.March 26, 2005
A cool and atmospheric gangster film. It may not be particularly memorable, but it is fun to watch.