Where the Sidewalk Ends( 1950)

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Only a woman's heart could reach out for such a man!

Overview

New York City cop Mark Dixon is already in trouble with his superiors for his brutal tactics when he accidentally kills a murder suspect. To protect himself, he decides to cover up the crime and pin the killing on a racketeer—a situation that grows complicated when the father of the woman Dixon loves is implicated as a suspect. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2004.

Top Billed Cast

Dana Andrews
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Gene Tierney
Morgan Taylor
Bert Freed
Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
Gary Merrill
Tommy Scalise
Karl Malden
Det. Lt. Thomas
Tom Tully
Jiggs Taylor
Ruth Donnelly
Martha
Craig Stevens
Ken Paine
Fred Aldrich
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Ian MacDonald
Detective Casey (uncredited)
John McGuire
Detective Gertessen (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Detective (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Detective (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Det. Ted Benson, 16th Precinct (uncredited)
Don Appell
Willie Bender (uncredited)
Tony Barr
Hoodlum (uncredited)
John Daheim
Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)
Neville Brand
Steve, Scalise Hood (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Joe, Scalise Hood (uncredited)
Lou Nova
Ernie, Scalise Hood (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
Thug (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Railroad Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
Oleg Cassini
Oleg the Fashion Designer (uncredited)
John Close
Hanson (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Police Desk Sergeant Murphy (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Police Radio Dispatcher #79 (voice) (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Policeman (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Man at Dice Table / Passerby (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Passerby (uncredited)
Bob Evans
Sweatshirt (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Fenney (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Fat Man (uncredited)
Kathleen Hughes
Secretary (uncredited)
Lou Krugman
Mike Williams (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
Eda Reiss Merin
Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)
Grayce Mills
Mrs. Tribaum, Paine's Landlady (uncredited)
Harry von Zell
Mr. Morrison (uncredited)
David McMahon
Harrington (uncredited)
Peggy O'Connor
Model (uncredited)
Shirley Tegge
Model (uncredited)
Robert Patten
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
Gilruth (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Friedman, Morgan's Employer (uncredited)
Robert F. Simon
Insp. Nicholas Foley (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
Riley (uncredited)
Chili Williams
Teddy (uncredited)
Mack Williams
Jerry Morris, Attorney (uncredited)
Anthony George
Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)
David Bauer
Sid Kramer
Charles Flynn
Policeman Schwartz (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Tue Feb 25 2020

Your job is to detect criminals, not to punish them. American city film noir directed by Otto Preminger with the screenplay written by Ben Hecht. The adaptation is from the novel "Night Cry" written by William L. Stuart and Joseph LaShelle provides the cinematography for the New York City shoot. It stars Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully & Karl Malden, with support coming from Ruth Donnelly, Craig Stevens & Neville Brand. Tough New York cop Mark Dixon (Andrews) is constantly in trouble with his superiors for his heavy-handed treatment of suspects. When disas...