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68% Critic Match
They Live by Night
“Cops or no cops I'm going through!”
6.8 / 10• 1949• 1h 36m•NR• English
CrimeRomanceDrama
Storyline
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Cast & Crew
Cathy O'Donnell
Catherine "Keechie" Mobley
Lead
Farley Granger
Arthur "Bowie" Bowers
Howard Da Silva
Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
Jay C. Flippen
Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield
Helen Craig
Mattie
Will Wright
Mobley
William Phipps
Young Farmer
Ian Wolfe
Hawkins
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nicholas Ray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. They Live by Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
