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One of the loveliest of Nick Ray's movies.
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On Dangerous Ground
In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!
1951 · 1h 22m · Approved
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
,
Ida Lupino
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On Dangerous Ground
Overview
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
Director and cast
- Nicholas Ray Director
- Ida Lupino Director
- Ida Lupino as Mary Malden
- Robert Ryan as Jim Wilson
- Ward Bond as Walter Brent
- Charles Kemper as Pop Daley
- Anthony Ross as Pete Santos
- Ed Begley as Capt. Brawley
- Ian Wolfe as Sheriff Carrey
- Sumner Williams as Danny Malden
- Gus Schilling as Lucky
- Frank Ferguson as Willows
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