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Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
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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). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, (more)
Director(s):
Otto Preminger
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Synopsis of Where the Sidewalk Ends

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). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
94 mins

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Director(s):
Otto Preminger
Writer(s):
Robert Kent, Victor Trivas, Robert Kent
Producer(s):
Otto Preminger
Categories:
Mystery & Suspense
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    James V.

    A cop prone to over-the-top violence is the subject of the Otto Preminger-helmed WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS. One of this over-rated director's better efforts (and one of actress Gene Tierney's, too), it features a buff, gruff Dana Andrews as the cop and a good supporting cast, including Gary Merrill. While the film is dated, it's still quite enjoyable, with smart dialog, relatively swift pacing (for its day, at least) and the proper "noir" look. (The movie's opening titles, superimposed over--yes--the sidewalk, are a hoot-and-a-half. Where DOES the sidewalk end, pray tell? That's right: it's theĀ… gutter!)

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    Gerald B.

    Didn't really care much for that movie.

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    Tom C.

    Another great noir performance by Dana Andrews. As with most good noir films, so much hinges the wrong choice made at the fork in the road.

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