Where the Sidewalk Ends
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1950
1h 35m
NR
English
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
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Cast
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Morgan Taylor
Tommy Scalise
Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
Jiggs Taylor
Det. Lt. Thomas
Martha
Ken Paine
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredi...
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredi...
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredi...
Detective Casey (uncredited)
Detective Gertessen (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Det. Ted Benson, 16th Precinct (unc...
Willie Bender (uncredited)
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)
Steve, Scalise Hood (uncredited)
Joe, Scalise Hood (uncredited)
Ernie, Scalise Hood (uncredited)
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Thug (uncredited)
Directed By: Otto Preminger
Written By: Ben Hecht (Screenplay), William L. Stuart (Novel)
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CinemaSerf
10 months ago
"Dixon" (Dana Andrews) is an hard-nosed cop who likes to play by his own rules. Needless to say that puts him at odds with his superiors and ultimately leads to his demotion just as his contemporary "Thomas" (Karl Malden) is made lieutenant. Whilst all this disarray is distracting the police, crimin More
John Chard
4 years ago
Your job is to detect criminals, not to punish them.
American city film noir directed by Otto Preminger with the screenplay written by Ben Hecht. The adaptation is from the novel "Night Cry" written by William L. Stuart and Joseph LaShelle provides the cinematography for the New York City shoot. More
American city film noir directed by Otto Preminger with the screenplay written by Ben Hecht. The adaptation is from the novel "Night Cry" written by William L. Stuart and Joseph LaShelle provides the cinematography for the New York City shoot. More
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