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They Live by Night

NR19491h 36mNicholas Ray
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"Cops or no cops I'm going through!"

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.

CrimeRomanceDrama
Film NoirOn The RunBlack And WhiteBank Robbery

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What is They Live by Night (1949) about?

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.

Who stars in They Live by Night?

They Live by Night stars Cathy O'Donnell (Catherine "Keechie" Mobley), Farley Granger (Arthur "Bowie" Bowers), Howard Da Silva (Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley), Jay C. Flippen (Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield), Helen Craig (Mattie). The film was directed by Nicholas Ray.

How long is They Live by Night?

They Live by Night has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1949. It is rated NR.

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