Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

Where the Sidewalk Ends

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Movie Info

Dana Andrews is brutal metropolitan police detective Dixon, who despises all criminals because his father had been one. When the cops pick up two-bit gambler Ken Paine (Craig Stevens) as a murder suspect, Dixon subjects Paine to the third degree -- and accidentally kills him. In disposing of the body, Dixon inadvertently places the blame for the killing on cab driver Jiggs Taylor (Tom Tully). Having fallen in love with Jigg's daughter, Morgan (Gene Tierney), Dixon tries to clear the cabbie without implicating himself, but ultimately he becomes trapped in a web of his own making; luckily Morgan promises to stand by him. Where the Sidewalk Ends was adapted from a novel by William L. Stuart; its director was Otto Preminger, who'd previously put Andrews and Tierney through their paces in Laura (1944).

Cast

Dana Andrews
as Mark Dixon
Gene Tierney
as Morgan Taylor
Gary Merrill
as Tommy Scalise
Craig Stevens
as Ken Paine
Bert Freed
as Paul Klein
Tom Tully
as Jiggs Taylor
Karl Malden
as Lt. Bill Thomas
Ruth Donnelly
as Martha
Harry von Zell
as Ted Morrison
Robert Simon
as Inspector Nicholas Foley
Robert F. Simon
as Insp. Nicholas Foley
Don Appell
as Willie Bender
Neville Brand
as Steve
Grace Mills
as Mrs. Tribaum
Lou Krugman
as Mike Williams
David McMahon
as Harrington
David Wolfe
as Sid Kramer
Steve Roberts
as Gilruth
Phil Tully
as Tod Benson
Ian MacDonald
as Casey
John Close
as Hanson
John McGuire
as Gertessen
Lou Nova
as Ernie
Oleg Cassini
as Oleg the Fashion Designer
Louise Lorimer
as Mrs. Jackson
Lester Sharpe
as Friedman
Chili Williams
as Teddy
Robert Foulk
as Fenney
Eda Reiss Merin
as Shirley Klein
Mack Williams
as Jerry Morris
Duke Watson
as Cab Driver
Clancy Cooper
as Lt. Arnaldo
Robert Evans
as Sweatshirt
Joseph Granby
as Fat Man
Harry Brooks
as Thug
Anthony George
as Thug
Wanda Smith
as Model
Tony Barr
as Hoodlum
Shirley Tegge
as Model
Peggy O'Connor
as Model
Milton Gowman
as Man
Lee MacGregor
as Man
Charles Flynn
as Schwartz
Larry Thompson
as Riley
Ralph Peters
as Counterman
Robert B. Williams
as Detective
John Marshall
as Detective
Clarence Straight
as Detective
Robert Patten
as Medical Examiner
Louise Lane
as Secretary
Kathleen Hughes
as Secretary
John Trebach
as Bartender
Barry Brooks
as Thug
Herbert C. Lytton
as Joe
Fred Graham
as Attendant
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Audience Reviews for Where the Sidewalk Ends

  • Oct 26, 2010
    A good ole Black and White Police Drama, this one is about a Detective who is been warned about roughing up his suspects, while questioning one the fight and he kills him, so he tries his best to cover it up, which only leads to others being wrongfully blamed. The story then unfolds as he tries to make all the wrongs fall into place. A movie ahead f its time. 4 stars.
    Bruce B Super Reviewer
  • Sep 05, 2010
    A brilliant story, part of the film noir left over from the 40s, and starring two famous noir actors: Tierney and Andrews. I loved this movie.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • Jan 21, 2009
    I know that there is no such thing as the 'perfect film', but I it's hard to imagine how they could have made this one any better. The only thing that comes to mind is fixing Gene Tierney's annoying overbite. Maybe.
    Randy T Super Reviewer
  • Feb 21, 2008
    Dead solid Preminger / Andrews outing. Seedy side of New York is the setting for this bad-cop noir. Preminger quietly does some very cool things moving the camera and blocking his actors.
    Bob S Super Reviewer
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