Quicksand (1950) I don’t think I’ve ever reviewed a Mickey Rooney movie, although I’m a huge fan. Rooney was a child star of many fantastically popular films like Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Boys Town and many more. Here ...
Pros: Fine supporting cast. Screenplay a bit foolish but fun. Interesting early product placement. Cons: Good premise suffers occasional lapses in credibility. Ending doesn't conform to film noir genre.
When Quicksand was released in March of 1950, the B-movie crime genre was years away from wearing the fancy European moniker film noir. Produced on the cheap, many of these productions were compromised by the required moralist tone ...
The 1950 “Quicksand” has enough nocturnal scenes to qualify as a “noir,” especially since it has a real femme fatale -- a blonde gold-digger named Vera played by Jeanne Cagney -- and a very cynical nickel-arcade owner and receiver of stolen goods (a ...
Pros: Action never stops Cons: Black and White Movie
A friend of mine owns a convenience store that is very near my home. Recently he stocked a huge table full of DVDs for sale really cheap - like anywhere from $2.99 to $9.99. Many of the DVDs are old movies that were filmed before I was born. I ...
In a somewhat perverse bit of casting, Mickey Rooney stars opposite the inimitable Peter Lorre in this gem of a noir. Rooney plays a mechanic named Da...More at HotMovieSale.com
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