Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 35min
- Crime, Drama
- Aug 1950 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Dana Andrews | ... |
Det. Mark Dixon
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Gene Tierney | ... |
Morgan Taylor
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Gary Merrill | ... |
Tommy Scalise
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Bert Freed | ... |
Det. Paul Klein
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Tom Tully | ... |
Jiggs Taylor
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Karl Malden | ... |
Lt. Thomas
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Ruth Donnelly | ... |
Martha
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Craig Stevens | ... |
Ken Paine
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Fred Aldrich | ... |
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
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Don Appell | ... |
Willie Bender (uncredited)
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Tony Barr | ... |
Hoodlum (uncredited)
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David Bauer | ... |
Sid Kramer (uncredited)
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Eddie Borden | ... |
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
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Neville Brand | ... |
Steve (uncredited)
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Barry Brooks | ... |
Thug (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Railroad Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
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Oleg Cassini | ... |
Oleg (uncredited)
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John Close | ... |
Hanson (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman | ... |
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
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Neil Collins | ... |
Paramedic (uncredited)
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Clancy Cooper | ... |
Police Desk Sergeant Murphy (uncredited)
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John Daheim | ... |
Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Sayre Dearing | ... |
Man at Dice Table / Passerby (uncredited)
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Bob Evans | ... |
Sweatshirt (uncredited)
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Charles Flynn | ... |
Officer Schwartz (uncredited)
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Robert Foulk | ... |
Fenney (uncredited)
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Anthony George | ... |
Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Joseph Granby | ... |
Fat Man (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
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Kathleen Hughes | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Lou Krugman | ... |
Mike Williams (uncredited)
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Louise Lane | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Louise Lorimer | ... |
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
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Herbert Lytton | ... |
Joe (uncredited)
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Ian MacDonald | ... |
Detective Casey (uncredited)
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John Marshall | ... |
Police Detective (uncredited)
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John McGuire | ... |
Detective Gertessen (uncredited)
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David McMahon | ... |
Harrington (uncredited)
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Eda Reiss Merin | ... |
Shirley Klein (uncredited)
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Grace Mills | ... |
Mrs. Tribaum (uncredited)
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Lou Nova | ... |
Ernie (uncredited)
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Peggy O'Connor | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Robert Patten | ... |
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
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'Snub' Pollard | ... |
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
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Ben Pollock | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Stephen Roberts | ... |
Gilruth (uncredited)
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Lester Sharpe | ... |
Friedman (uncredited)
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Robert F. Simon | ... |
Insp. Nicholas Foley (uncredited)
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Wanda Smith | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Ray Spiker | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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Clarence Straight | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Charles Tannen | ... |
Police Radio Dispatcher #79 (uncredited) (voice)
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Shirley Tegge | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Larry Thompson | ... |
Riley (uncredited)
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John Trebach | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Phil Tully | ... |
Det. Ted Benson (uncredited)
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Harry von Zell | ... |
Mr. Morrison (uncredited)
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Duke Watson | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Chili Williams | ... |
Teddy (uncredited)
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Mack Williams | ... |
Jerry Morris (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Directed by
Otto Preminger |
Written by
Ben Hecht | ... | (screen play) |
Victor Trivas | ... | (adaptation) and |
Frank P. Rosenberg | ... | (adaptation) and |
Robert E. Kent | ... | (adaptation) |
William L. Stuart | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Otto Preminger | ... | producer |
Frank P. Rosenberg | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Cyril J. Mockridge | ... | (as Cyril Mockridge) |
Cinematography by
Joseph LaShelle | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Louis R. Loeffler | ... | (as Louis Loeffler) |
Art Direction by
J. Russell Spencer | ||
Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little | ||
Walter M. Scott |
Costume Design by
Oleg Cassini |
Makeup Department
Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Marie Walter | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Sam Wurtzel | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry Weinberger | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Alfred Bruzlin | ... | sound |
Harry M. Leonard | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
Fred Sersen | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
John Daheim | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Don Anderson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Cliff Maupin | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director (as Charles LeMaire) |
Music Department
Lionel Newman | ... | musical director |
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (as Edward Powell) |
Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Kathleen Fagan | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (presents)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1950) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1951) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1951) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1951) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1962) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- BFI Video (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Television (1998) (United States) (tv) (syndicated print)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (France) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Twilight Time (2016) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon always wanted to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. But for a good guy, he's awfully vicious. After several complaints over his roughing people up, his boss, Insp. Nicholas Foley, demotes him. Foley tells him he's a good man, but needs to get his head on straight and be more like Det. Lt. Thomas, who has just gotten a promotion. Meanwhile, Tommy Scalise has an illegal dice game going and is looking to make a sucker out of the rich Ted Morrison, who was brought in by Ken Paine and his beautiful wife Morgan. She figures out too late her husband is using her as a decoy. Paine strikes her when she refuses to play along. The chivalrous Morrison intervenes but Paine knocks him out cold. That seems to be the worst of it, but later it turns out the guy is dead; and Paine looks guilty. Soon Dixon has fallen in love with Morgan - but not before losing his temper again and committing a terrible deed that he tries to cover up. Morgan's father, a tale-spinning taxi driver, may take the rap for it. It's up to Dixon to try to pin the blame on Scalise. Written by J. Spurlin |
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Taglines | Only a woman's heart could reach out for such a man! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,475,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This is the last in a series of films that Otto Preminger made as a director-for-hire for Twentieth Century Fox in the 1940s. The series includes Laura (1944), which also stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, Fallen Angel (1945) and Whirlpool (1950). See more » |
Goofs | In the opening sequence, the police dispatcher is heard on the car radio. The words spoken by the dispatcher, announcing two incidents, are lifted directly from the 1949 Procedures Manual of the New York City Police Department, where they are given as examples of the correct radio method. Only the time of day was changed to agree with the scene, but the addresses, incidents, car numbers, and dispatcher number are verbatim from the manual. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Gene Tierney: Final Curtain for a Noir Icon (2008). See more » |
Soundtracks | Street Scene See more » |
Crazy Credits | The opening credits start as chalk writing on a sidewalk with someone walking over them and whistling. See more » |
Quotes |
[to Detective Dixon]
Insp. Nicholas Foley: Your job is to detect criminals, not to punish them. See more » |