Quicksand (1950)

6.1/10 • 79 min • Crime Thriller

Overview

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.

Cast

Mickey Rooney

Daniel 'Dan' Brady

Jeanne Cagney

Barbara Bates

Peter Lorre

Taylor Holmes

Art Smith

Wally Cassell

Richard Lane

Patsy O'Connor

John Gallaudet

Minerva Urecal

Jimmie Dodd

Lester Dorr

Frank Marlowe

Ray Teal

Motorcycle Officer

Red Nichols

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