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61% Critic Match
Quicksand
“A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!”
6.1 / 10• 1950• 1h 19m•NR• English
CrimeThriller
Storyline
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.
Cast & Crew
Mickey Rooney
Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Lead
Jeanne Cagney
Vera Novak
Barbara Bates
Helen Calder
Peter Lorre
Nick Dramoshag
Taylor Holmes
Harvey
Art Smith
Oren Mackey
Wally Cassell
Chuck Davis
Richard Lane
Lt. Nelson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Irving Pichel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Quicksand is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
