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Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

1950 · Feature film · 107 min · dir. Otto Preminger

Only a woman's heart could reach out for such a man!

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller

Synopsis

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon always wanted to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. But for a good guy, he's awfully vicious. After several complaints over his roughing people up, his boss, Insp. Nicholas Foley, demotes him. Foley tells him he's a good man, but needs to get his head on straight and be more like Det. Lt. Thomas, who has just gotten a promotion. Meanwhile, Tommy Scalise has an illegal dice game going and is looking to make a sucker out of the rich Ted…

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Details

Director
Otto Preminger
Writer
Ben Hecht
Composer
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography
Joseph LaShelle
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1950-07-07
Running time
107 minutes

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