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FilmDramaCrimeRomance

They Live by Night (1949)

NR · 1949-11-01 · 1h 36m · EN
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Cops or no cops I'm going through!

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

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Nicholas RayDirector

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Cathy O'DonnellCathy O'DonnellCatherine "Keechie" MobleyFarley GrangerFarley GrangerArthur "Bowie" BowersHoward Da SilvaHoward Da SilvaChicamaw One-Eye MobleyJay C. FlippenJay C. FlippenHenry "T-Dub" MansfieldHelen CraigHelen CraigMattieWill WrightWill WrightMobleyWilliam PhippsWilliam PhippsYoung FarmerIan WolfeIan WolfeHawkinsHarry HarveyHarry HarveyHagenheimerMarie BryantMarie BryantSingerWill LeeWill LeeJewelerJames NolanJames NolanSchreiber

Keywords

On the runBank robberyBlack and whiteNoirFilm noir

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Crime · RomanceTheme affinityOn The Run · Bank Robbery · Black And WhiteMood preferenceRomanceVisual styleNoir · Film NoirDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomance

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An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

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They Live by Night has a runtime of 96 minutes.

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