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After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Ernie Adams
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
- Beefy Nightclub Guest
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Commuter
- (uncredited)
John Barton
- One-Legged Man
- (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Harold Clurman
- William Cameron Menzies(uncredited)
- Writers
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- TriviaJoe Sawyer's character of washed-up baseball player Babe Dooley was based on Chicago Cubs hitting great Hack Wilson. whose problems with alcoholism led to his steep professional and personal decline.
- GoofsAt the end, the main characters exit the 8th Police Precinct. It is night, and the streets are deserted. Yet when June and Alex drive away in the police car, it can be seen through the back window of the vehicle that the streets bustling with activity, cars, and people, and it's bright and sunny.
- Quotes
June Goffe: You see, son, it's all right to live in a cocoon like this if you expect to be a butterfly someday. Otherwise...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Noir Alley: Deadline at Dawn (2017)
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A fine, fast firecracker of a film noir
Explosive lighting by cinematographer Nick Murasaca; a twisty, turning plot by mystery writer Cornell Woolrich; literate dialogue with heart from playwright Clifford Odets; and an estimable ensemble cast of fine character actors, plus a young, beautiful, and surprisingly effective Susan Hayward -- it all adds up to make this a little film noir gem.
It's a very New York piece, though it's also an example of RKO Pictures at its Hollywood best. And yet, for a film noir, there's a surprising sweetness, a current of innocence personified by the sailor boy accused of murder in a nocturnal urban jungle of violence, betrayal and corruption.
Highly recommended.
It's a very New York piece, though it's also an example of RKO Pictures at its Hollywood best. And yet, for a film noir, there's a surprising sweetness, a current of innocence personified by the sailor boy accused of murder in a nocturnal urban jungle of violence, betrayal and corruption.
Highly recommended.
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- Apr 26, 2002
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- En el nombre del amor
- Filming locations
- Backlot, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(New York night street scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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