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They Live by Night (1949)

"Cops or no cops I'm going through!"

6.9/10 1h 36m Nov 01, 1949
Crime Romance Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title They Live by Night
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell
Catherine "Keechie" Mobley
Popularity: 0.7
Farley Granger
Farley Granger
Arthur "Bowie" Bowers
Popularity: 0.6
Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
Popularity: 0.4
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen
Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield
Popularity: 1.0
Helen Craig
Helen Craig
Mattie
Popularity: 2.0
Will Wright
Will Wright
Mobley
Popularity: 1.1
William Phipps
William Phipps
Young Farmer
Popularity: 2.8
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Hawkins
Popularity: 0.9
Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey
Hagenheimer
Popularity: 3.3
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Marie Bryant
Singer
Popularity: 0.8
Will Lee
Will Lee
Jeweler
Popularity: 0.3
James Nolan
James Nolan
Schreiber
Popularity: 0.5

Key Crew

Director Nicholas Ray
Screenplay Charles Schnee
Producer John Houseman
Executive Producer Dore Schary

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Imogen Sara Smith on THEY LIVE BY NIGHT and the Myth of the American Open Road
Imogen Sara Smith on THEY LIVE BY NIGHT and the Myth of the American Open Road
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They Live by Night (1/10) Movie CLIP - Prison Break (1948) HD
They Live by Night (1/10) Movie CLIP - Prison Break (1948) HD
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They Live by Night Trailer 1949 Film Noir
They Live by Night Trailer 1949 Film Noir
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Keywords

film noir on the run black and white bank robbery

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Based on 171 votes

Details
Release Date November 1, 1949
Runtime 1h 36m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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