“Where the Sidewalk Ends” is a black-and-white film noir crime drama about a policeman who accidentally kills a murder suspect and dumps his body in the river. He is assigned by his superiors to find the killer. Tight direction by Otto Preminger and a flowing script by Ben Hecht give the cast great help in their performances.
Dana Andrews is a perfect fit in the title role, playing the detective with his signature coolness. He is reunited with Gene Tierney, his co-star from Preminger’s “Laura” back in 1944. Other cast members include Gary Merrill, Karl Malden, Craig Stevens, Bert Freed, Tom Tully, Ruth Donnelly, Nevil Brand, Harry von Zell, and Oleg Cassini, husband of Tierney. The watchable “Where the Sidewalk Ends” was a flop at the box office for producer Otto Preminger and 20th Century Fox.
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
cinema
My Review
“Where the Sidewalk Ends” is a black-and-white film noir crime drama about a policeman who accidentally kills a murder suspect and dumps his body in the river. He is assigned by his superiors to find the killer. Tight direction by Otto Preminger and a flowing script by Ben Hecht give the cast great help in their performances.
Dana Andrews is a perfect fit in the title role, playing the detective with his signature coolness. He is reunited with Gene Tierney, his co-star from Preminger’s “Laura” back in 1944. Other cast members include Gary Merrill, Karl Malden, Craig Stevens, Bert Freed, Tom Tully, Ruth Donnelly, Nevil Brand, Harry von Zell, and Oleg Cassini, husband of Tierney. The watchable “Where the Sidewalk Ends” was a flop at the box office for producer Otto Preminger and 20th Century Fox.