Quicksand

Quicksand

79 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery | March 24, 1950

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.

Quicksand

79 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery | March 24, 1950

Quicksand
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Original title Quicksand
Directors Irving Pichel
Writers Robert Smith

Cast

Mickey Rooney

as Daniel 'Dan' Brady

Jeanne Cagney

as Vera Novak

Barbara Bates

as Helen Calder

Peter Lorre

as Nick Dramoshag

Taylor Holmes

as Harvey

Art Smith

as Oren Mackey

Wally Cassell

as Chuck Davis

Richard Lane

as Lt. Nelson

Patsy O'Connor

as Millie

John Gallaudet

as Moriarity

Minerva Urecal

as Landlady

Sidney Marion

as Shorty

Jimmie Dodd

as Buzz

Lester Dorr

as Baldy

Kitty O'Neil

as Madame Zaronga

Frank Marlowe

as Watchman

Alvin Hammer

as Auditor

Ray Teal

as Motorcycle Officer

Tom Monroe

as Motorcycle Officer

Red Nichols

as Red Nichols