Quicksand (1950 film)

Quicksand
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIrving Pichel
Screenplay byRobert Smith
Produced byMort Briskin
Starring
CinematographyLionel Lindon
Edited byWalter Thompson
Music byLouis Gruenberg
Production
company
Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • March 24, 1950 (1950-03-24) (United States)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Erickson, Glenn (2000). "DVD Savant Review: Quicksand", November 17, 2000. DVD Talk, El Segundo, California. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Thompson, Nathaniel (2013). "Quicksand (1950)", article, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Atlanta, Georgia; Warner Bros. Entertainment. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

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