Quicksand
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1950-03-24
Runtime: 79 mins
Director: Irving Pichel
Spoken language: English
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Original title: Quicksand
Production Companies: Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Mickey Rooney
Jeanne Cagney
Barbara Bates
Peter Lorre
Taylor Holmes
Art Smith
Wally Cassell
Richard Lane
Patsy O'Connor
John Gallaudet
Minerva Urecal
Sidney Marion
Jimmie Dodd
Lester Dorr
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