Quicksand

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Quicksand

Released Mar 24, 1950

1h 19m

Crime

Drama

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Dan (Mickey Rooney) is a nice guy who needs $20 for a hot date with waitress Vera (Jeanne Cagney). He sneaks the sum from his boss, fully intending to pay it back later by collecting from a buddy who owes him. The friend never makes good on the money, so Dan pulls a small con for the cash. However, this petty crime lands Dan in hot water, and he finds himself committing a more serious transgression to buy his way out of trouble. But this is just the start of a very unlucky pattern.

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Dennis Schwartz

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The main reason it's worth watching is to catch a sleazy Peter Lorre in action.

Rated: B

Nov 13, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Jul 30, 2005

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 3/5

Mar 19, 2004

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Alain E

One can admire that they surrounded Mickey Rooney, who was just 5”2, with other actors that made him appear of normal height. Unfortunately, they couldn’t pull a similar trick for the lame script. At times there is a weird voice over as well.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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william k

Doom-laden and mildly intense Noir drama with Peter Lorre stealing the show and with an ending more improbable than the twisted plot.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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ashley h

Quicksand is a boring film. It is about an auto mechanic who falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control. Mickey Rooney and Jeanne Cagney give disappointing performances. The screenplay is badly written. Irving Pichel did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It's not an effectively suspenseful movie. Jeanne Cagney puts on an insignificant, but exceptional performance. Mickey Rooney is surprisingly excellent at this very different role from others throughout his career.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Quicksand as a movie doesn't get stuck in a quagmire--That Sinking Feeling!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Talk about a bad week!!! Mickey Rooney's life snow-balls in to the week from Hell !!! Will he get threw it ok? I'm not gonna ruin the movie for you. Well acted by Rooney (one of his best performances)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Irving Pichel

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Mickey Rooney

Daniel "Dan" Brady

Jeanne Cagney

Vera Novak

Peter Lorre

Nick Dramoshag

Barbara Bates

Helen Calder

Taylor Holmes

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Dan (Mickey Rooney) is a nice guy who needs $20 for a hot date with waitress Vera (Jeanne Cagney). He sneaks the sum from his boss, fully intending to pay it back later by collecting from a buddy who owes him. The friend never makes good on the money, so Dan pulls a small con for the cash. However, this petty crime lands Dan in hot water, and he finds himself committing a more serious transgression to buy his way out of trouble. But this is just the start of a very unlucky pattern.

Director: Irving Pichel
Production Co: Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 24, 1950, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2016
Runtime: 1h 19m

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