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  • They Live by Night (1948)
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    95 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance
They Live by Night (1948)
Passed
95 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance

An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Director
Writers
Charles Schnee (screen play) | Nicholas Ray (adaptation) | Edward Anderson (novel "Thieves Like Us")
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Release date
Nov 5, 1949 (United States)

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49 cast members
Name Known for
Cathy O'Donnell
Keechie Keechie   See fewer
Howard Da Silva
Chickamaw Chickamaw   See fewer
Helen Craig
Mattie Mattie   See fewer
Will Wright
Mobley Mobley   See fewer
William Phipps
Young Farmer Young Farmer   See fewer
Ian Wolfe
Hawkins Hawkins   See fewer
Harry Harvey
Hagenheimer Hagenheimer   See fewer
Marie Bryant
Singer Singer   See fewer
Will Lee
Jeweler Jeweler   See fewer
James Nolan
Schreiber (as Jim Nolan) Schreiber (as Jim Nolan)   See fewer
Charles Meredith
Comm. Hubbell Comm. Hubbell   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Lambert Lambert   See fewer
Guy Beach
Plumber (as Guy L. Beach) Plumber (as Guy L. Beach)   See fewer
Jane Allen
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Bakanas
Shadow (uncredited) Shadow (uncredited)   See fewer
Regan Callais
Young Wife (uncredited) Young Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Lewis Charles
Auto Lot Attendant (uncredited) Auto Lot Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Curt Conway
Man in Tuxedo (uncredited) Man in Tuxedo (uncredited)   See fewer
Suzi Crandall
Lulu (uncredited) Lulu (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Crozier
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Boyd Davis
Herman (uncredited) Herman (uncredited)   See fewer
Gail Davis
Girl at Parking Lot (uncredited) Girl at Parking Lot (uncredited)   See fewer
James Dobson
Boy at Parking Lot (uncredited) Boy at Parking Lot (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Ferguson
Bum (uncredited) Bum (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Woman at Parking Lot (uncredited) Woman at Parking Lot (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Foster
Groom (uncredited) Groom (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Graham
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Eula Guy
Mrs. Haviland (uncredited) Mrs. Haviland (uncredited)   See fewer
N.L. Hitch
Bus Driver (uncredited) Bus Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Louis Johnson
Restroom Porter (uncredited) Restroom Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Jones
Waiter in Nightclub (uncredited) Waiter in Nightclub (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Kennedy
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Kate Drain Lawson
Tillie (uncredited) Tillie (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Robert Mansfield (uncredited) Robert Mansfield (uncredited)   See fewer
Myra Marsh
Mrs. Schaeffer (uncredited) Mrs. Schaeffer (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Mercer
Bride (uncredited) Bride (uncredited)   See fewer
Carmen Morales
Mother on Bus (uncredited) Mother on Bus (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Moss
Boy on Bus (uncredited) Boy on Bus (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Prager
Short Order Man (uncredited) Short Order Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Erskine Sanford
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Mickey Simpson
Shadow (uncredited) Shadow (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Stevens
Tailor (uncredited) Tailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Whiteman
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Lynn Whitney
Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas Williams
Drunk (uncredited) Drunk (uncredited)   See fewer
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