Side Street

Side Street

83 mins | Crime, Thriller | March 23, 1950

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000, and when he decides to return the money things go wrong and that is only the beginning of his troubles.

Side Street

83 mins | Crime, Thriller | March 23, 1950

Side Street
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000, and when he decides to return the money things go wrong and that is only the beginning of his troubles.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Side Street
Directors Anthony Mann, Howard W. Koch
Writers Sydney Boehm

Cast

Farley Granger

as Joe Norson

Cathy O'Donnell

as Ellen Norson

James Craig

as George Garsell / Mr. Howard

Paul Kelly

as Capt. Walter Anderson

Jean Hagen

as Harriette Sinton

Paul Harvey

as Emil Lorrison

Edmon Ryan

as Victor Backett

Charles McGraw

as Det. Stan Simon

Edwin Max

as Nick Drumman / Stevenson

Adele Jergens

as Lucille 'Lucky' Colner

Harry Bellaver

as Larry Giff (cabdriver)

Whit Bissell

as Harold Simpson (chief teller)

John Gallaudet

as Gus Heldon (bar owner)

Esther Somers

as Mrs. Malby (Ellen's mother)

Harry Antrim

as Mr. Malby (Ellen's father)

Kind Donovan

as Detective

James Westerfield

as Charlie (policeman)

Kathryn Givney

as Nurse Carter

Norman Leavitt

as Bartender

Herb Vigran

as News Photographer

Sid Tomack

as Louie

John Maxwell

as Policeman

Minerva Urecal

as Landlady