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Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:9

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Otto Preminger's follow-up to his massively successful LAURA, WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS is a film noir set in postwar New York, where corruption and violence run rampant. Based on a novel by William... Otto Preminger's follow-up to his massively successful LAURA, WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS is a film noir set in postwar New York, where corruption and violence run rampant. Based on a novel by William L. Stuart, the atmospheric film stars Dana Andrews as Sergeant Mark Dixon, a detective whose brutal tactics have landed him in hot water with his superiors. When he accidentally kills a murder suspect, he tries to divert suspicion from himself and blame the death on his nemesis, crime boss Tommy Scalese (Gary Merrill, ALL ABOUT EVE), whom Dixon is obsessed with taking down. He is close to achieving his goal when he becomes involved with the dead man's wife, the beautiful Morgan Taylor (Gene Tierney, LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, LAURA), which suddenly changes everything. [More]

Starring: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney

Starring: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney

Director: Otto Preminger

Director: Otto Preminger

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Fox may not have plumbed the depths of realism this time, but it still looks interesting, even two-thirds of the way down.

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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
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New York Times
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...features several effective (and unexpected) plot twists.

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01/18/07
David Nusair
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The last of Otto Preminger's studio pictures at Fox, this 1950 feature has many of the noirish qualities of his Laura and Fallen Angel: Dana Andrews, ambiguity about the characters' dark undertones, and a fluid, fascinating mise en scene.

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03/26/05
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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An efficient, bleak noir with an Oedipal twist.

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12/21/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

A fascinating brutish and dark film noir that is set in the corrupt milieu of the underworld.

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03/21/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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Otto Preminger, director, does an excellent job of pacing the story and of building sympathy for Andrews.

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10/23/07
Variety Staff
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Hecht once again examines the fine line between cop and criminal with memorable results.

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10/23/07
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A weatherbeaten Andrews gives one of his finest performances.

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01/26/06
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A cool and atmospheric gangster film. It may not be particularly memorable, but it is fun to watch.

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