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Where the Sidewalk Ends

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Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
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  • Crime
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  • Film-Noir
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?
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  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Ben Hecht(screen play)
    • Victor Trivas(adaptation)
    • Frank P. Rosenberg(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Dana Andrews
    • Gene Tierney
    • Gary Merrill
Top credits
  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Ben Hecht(screen play)
    • Victor Trivas(adaptation)
    • Frank P. Rosenberg(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Dana Andrews
    • Gene Tierney
    • Gary Merrill
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    • 131User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
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    Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
    Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
    Gary Merrill in Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
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    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Det. Mark Dixon
    Gene Tierney
    Gene Tierney
    • Morgan Taylor
    Gary Merrill
    Gary Merrill
    • Tommy Scalise
    Bert Freed
    Bert Freed
    • Det. Paul Klein
    Tom Tully
    Tom Tully
    • Jiggs Taylor
    Karl Malden
    Karl Malden
    • Lt. Thomas
    Ruth Donnelly
    Ruth Donnelly
    • Martha
    Craig Stevens
    Craig Stevens
    • Ken Paine
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Detective at Staff Meeting
    • (uncredited)
    Don Appell
    • Willie Bender
    • (uncredited)
    Tony Barr
    • Hoodlum
    • (uncredited)
    David Bauer
    David Bauer
    • Sid Kramer
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Borden
    Eddie Borden
    • Pool Hall Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Neville Brand
    Neville Brand
    • Steve
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Brooks
    • Thug
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Railroad Baggage Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Oleg Cassini
    Oleg Cassini
    • Oleg
    • (uncredited)
    John Close
    John Close
    • Hanson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht(screen play)
      • Victor Trivas(adaptation)
      • Frank P. Rosenberg(adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This is the last in a series of films that Otto Preminger made as a director-for-hire for Twentieth Century Fox in the 1940s. The series includes Laura (1944), which also stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, Fallen Angel (1945) and Whirlpool (1950).
    • Goofs
      In the opening sequence, the police dispatcher is heard on the car radio. The words spoken by the dispatcher, announcing two incidents, are lifted directly from the 1949 Procedures Manual of the New York City Police Department, where they are given as examples of the correct radio method. Only the time of day was changed to agree with the scene, but the addresses, incidents, car numbers, and dispatcher number are verbatim from the manual.
    • Quotes

      [to Detective Dixon]

      Insp. Nicholas Foley: Your job is to detect criminals, not to punish them.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits start as chalk writing on a sidewalk with someone walking over them.
    • Connections
      Featured in Gene Tierney: Final Curtain for a Noir Icon (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Street Scene
      (uncredited)
      Music by Alfred Newman
      Whistled during opening credits

    User reviews131

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    Terriffic film noir
    If all "film noirs" were this good, we would have a lot more of them. If someone were to ask me what is one I would tell them to go see this movie as a perfect example. This a 50 year old movie that doesn't feel old. In other words, nothing sounds corny and stupid as others of the time. Dana Andrews had a real hard edge on his shoulder much different than in The Best Years Of Our Lives. Without giving anything away, I recommend seeing this movie "cold" like I did and be thoroughly entertained.
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    10
    • TC-4
    • Dec 3, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Night Cry
    • Filming locations
      • Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,475,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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