Side Street (1950 film)
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| Directed by | Anthony Mann |
| Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Screenplay by | Sydney Boehm |
| Story by | Sydney Boehm |
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Farley Granger Cathy O'Donnell James Craig Jean Hagen |
| Narrated by | Paul Kelly |
| Music by | Lennie Hayton |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $935,000 |
| Box office | $777,000 |
Side Street is a 1950 American crime film noir/police procedural directed by Anthony Mann.
The motion picture was filmed on location throughout New York City and culminated in one of the first modern car chases, prior to 1968's Bullitt. Much of the story is set in the vicinity of the long-demolished Third Avenue El, a favorite location of the few films made in the city during that era.
The cast features Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell for the second and last time; their earlier film was the noted noir They Live By Night (1948).
Joe Norson (Granger) lives with his in-laws in New York City after losing his gas station and has found work as a part-time mail carrier. Because he wants the best for his expectant wife Ellen (O'Donnell), Joe rationalizes stealing what he thinks is $200 from a lawyer's office on his route. He discovers that he's actually stolen $30,000 from Victor Backett (Edmund Ryan), a corrupt attorney. Backett has framed wealthy broker-patsy Emil Lorrison (Paul Harvey) in a sex scandal, then extorted the money from him with the help of Lucille Colner (Adele Jergens) and ex-con accomplice George Garsell (James Craig).
From the start, Joe begins to panic. He explains his new-found wealth to Ellen as a lucrative out-of-town job, then disguises the money as a package and leaves it with bartender Nick Drumman (Ed Max). In the meantime Lucille's body is found in the East River, strangled, and Capt. Walter Anderson (Paul Kelly) of the New York Police Department investigates the murder. Both Lorrison and Backett are interviewed, names found in her "love diary." After the birth of his child, Joe decides to try to return his ill-gotten gain, but Backett suspects a trap and refuses the offer. Backett instead sends Garsell and a taxi cab driver accomplice to grab Joe and recover the cash. Joe is able to escape after they discover that Drumman has substituted a nightgown in the package and gone into hiding with the money.
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