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Quicksand

Play trailer Poster for Quicksand Released Mar 24, 1950 1h 19m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The main reason it's worth watching is to catch a sleazy Peter Lorre in action. Rated: B Nov 13, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 30, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 3/5 Mar 19, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member a good film noir doing for mickey rooney what 'murder my sweet' did for dick powell Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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