Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

  • NR
  • 07/07/1950 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 35m

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.

Ben Hecht

Screenplay

Otto Preminger

Director

William L. Stuart

Novel

Cast

Dana Andrews's headshot

Dana Andrews

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Gene Tierney's headshot

Gene Tierney

Morgan Taylor
Bert Freed's headshot

Bert Freed

Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
Gary Merrill's headshot

Gary Merrill

Tommy Scalise
Karl Malden's headshot

Karl Malden

Det. Lt. Thomas
Tom Tully's headshot

Tom Tully

Jiggs Taylor
Ruth Donnelly's headshot

Ruth Donnelly

Martha
Craig Stevens's headshot

Craig Stevens

Ken Paine

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