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They Live by Night

  • 1948
  • Passed
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
11K
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Howard Da Silva, Farley Granger, and Cathy O'Donnell in They Live by Night (1948)
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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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.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.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
    • Nicholas Ray
  • Writers
    • Charles Schnee
    • Nicholas Ray
    • Edward Anderson
  • Stars
    • Cathy O'Donnell
    • Farley Granger
    • Howard Da Silva
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nicholas Ray
    • Writers
      • Charles Schnee
      • Nicholas Ray
      • Edward Anderson
    • Stars
      • Cathy O'Donnell
      • Farley Granger
      • Howard Da Silva
    • 86User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast49

    Cathy O'Donnell
    Cathy O'Donnell
    • Keechie
    Farley Granger
    Farley Granger
    • Bowie
    Howard Da Silva
    Howard Da Silva
    • Chickamaw
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • T-Dub
    Helen Craig
    Helen Craig
    • Mattie
    Will Wright
    Will Wright
    • Mobley
    William Phipps
    William Phipps
    • Young Farmer
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Hawkins
    Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    • Hagenheimer
    Marie Bryant
    Marie Bryant
    • Singer
    Will Lee
    Will Lee
    • Jeweler
    James Nolan
    James Nolan
    • Schreiber
    • (as Jim Nolan)
    Charles Meredith
    Charles Meredith
    • Comm. Hubbell
    Teddy Infuhr
    Teddy Infuhr
    • Alvin
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Lambert
    Guy Beach
    • Plumber
    • (as Guy L. Beach)
    Jane Allen
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bakanas
    Paul Bakanas
    • Shadow
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nicholas Ray
    • Writers
      • Charles Schnee
      • Nicholas Ray
      • Edward Anderson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The film's opening action sequence was shot by a helicopter camera, placed on a gyro-stabilized mount. At the time of this production, aerial helicopter photography was not common. Although helicopters had been used in filming by 1947, mainly for aerial views or landscapes, this is one of the first times an action scene was filmed from the sky. The most difficult thing about it was to keep the actors in focus. It took four takes; they eventually chose the second one.
    • Goofs
      The new Cadillac is seen to be covered with a tarpaulin. When the camera swings back to it, the tarpaulin has vanished.
    • Quotes
      • Bowie: You having trouble?
      • Keechie: Could be.
      • Bowie: Who are you? You live around here?
      • Keechie: Could be.
      • Bowie: You haven't had a couple of visitors lately, have you?
      • Keechie: That wouldn't be a sore foot making you limp, would it?
      • Bowie: Could be.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits: This boy . . . and this girl . . . were never properly introduced to the world we live in . . . To tell their story . . .
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Your Red Wagon
      by Richard M. Jones, Don Raye and Gene de Paul (as Gene DePaul)
      Performed by Marie Bryant (uncredited)
      [Sung by club performer]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 5, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los amantes de la noche
    • Filming locations
      • Newhall, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $808,397 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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