What succeeds in On Dangerous Ground is the raw emotionalism that bleeds out from the screen, unmatched in any of Ray's other films.
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
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Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 11
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.4/10
Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A hardened, violent policeman (Robert Ryan) is sent to a small town to help the local lawman track down a murderous psychopath. Their investigation leads to a sightless woman (Ida Lupino) -- who... A hardened, violent policeman (Robert Ryan) is sent to a small town to help the local lawman track down a murderous psychopath. Their investigation leads to a sightless woman (Ida Lupino) -- who might be harboring the criminal. As the search continues, the cop observes the young woman's open nature, and the effect of her personality transforms his life forever. [More]
Starring: Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino, Ward Bond, Ed Begley
Starring: Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino, Ward Bond, Ed Begley, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross, Ian Wolfe, Gus Schilling
Director: Nicholas Ray
Director: Nicholas Ray
Producer: John Houseman
Screenwriter: A. I. Bezzerides, Nicholas Ray
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
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Reviews for On Dangerous Ground
Above par noir thriller that takes some stereotypical characters and potentially sentimental situations to fashion them into a film that thinks as well as entertains.
One of noir's most soulful and poetic expressions of hope and redemption.
Perched between late-'40s noir and mid-'50s crime drama, this is one of the great, forgotten works of the genre.
Overcomes its artificial contrivances to become a touching psychological drama about despair and loneliness.
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