Quicksand (1950) | Full Movie Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Channel: Сinema BAI
Date: 2022-07-28

Quicksand is a 1950 American film noir that stars Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre and portrays a garage mechanic's descent into crime. It was directed by Irving Pichel shortly before he was included in the Hollywood blacklist (which was instituted by the House Un-American Activities Committee to block screenwriters with suspected Communist affiliation from obtaining employment). The film provided Rooney with an opportunity to play against type, performing in a role starkly different from his earlier role as the innocent "nice guy" in MGM's popular Andy Hardy film series.

Director: Irving Pichel
Writer: Robert Smith (original screenplay)
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates