Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | July 7, 1950

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | July 7, 1950

Where the Sidewalk Ends
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Where the Sidewalk Ends
Directors Kathleen Fagan, Henry Weinberger, Otto Preminger
Writers William L. Stuart, Frank P. Rosenberg, Robert E. Kent, Victor Trivas, Ben Hecht

Cast

Dana Andrews

as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

Gene Tierney

as Morgan Taylor

Gary Merrill

as Tommy Scalise

Bert Freed

as Det. Sgt. Paul Klein

Tom Tully

as Jiggs Taylor

Karl Malden

as Det. Lt. Thomas

Ruth Donnelly

as Martha

Craig Stevens

as Ken Paine

Fred Aldrich

as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Ian MacDonald

as Detective Casey (uncredited)

John McGuire

as Detective Gertessen (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

as Detective (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

as Detective (uncredited)

Phil Tully

as Det. Ted Benson, 16th Precinct (uncredited)

Don Appell

as Willie Bender (uncredited)

Tony Barr

as Hoodlum (uncredited)

John Daheim

as Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)

Neville Brand

as Steve, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

as Joe, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Lou Nova

as Ernie, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

Barry Brooks

as Thug (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

as Railroad Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

Oleg Cassini

as Oleg the Fashion Designer (uncredited)

John Close

as Hanson (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

as Police Desk Sergeant Murphy (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

as Police Radio Dispatcher #79 (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

as Policeman Schwartz (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

as Policeman (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

as Man at Dice Table / Passerby (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Passerby (uncredited)

Bob Evans

as Sweatshirt (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

as Fenney (uncredited)

Joseph Granby

as Fat Man (uncredited)

Kathleen Hughes

as Secretary (uncredited)

Lou Krugman

as Mike Williams (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer

as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Eda Reiss Merin

as Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)

Grayce Mills

as Mrs. Tribaum, Paine's Landlady (uncredited)

Harry von Zell

as Mr. Morrison (uncredited)

David McMahon

as Harrington (uncredited)

Peggy O'Connor

as Model (uncredited)

Shirley Tegge

as Model (uncredited)

Robert Patten

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Stephen Roberts

as Gilruth (uncredited)

Lester Sharpe

as Friedman, Morgan's Employer (uncredited)

Robert F. Simon

as Insp. Nicholas Foley (uncredited)

Larry Thompson

as Riley (uncredited)

Chili Williams

as Teddy (uncredited)

Mack Williams

as Jerry Morris, Attorney (uncredited)

Anthony George

as Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)

David Bauer

as Sid Kramer