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Quicksand

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Dan (Mickey Rooney) is a nice guy who needs $20 for a hot date with waitress Vera (Jeanne Cagney). He sneaks the sum from his boss, fully intending to pay it back later by collecting from a buddy who owes him. The friend never makes good on the money, so Dan pulls a small con for the cash. However, this petty crime lands Dan in hot water, and he finds himself committing a more serious transgression to buy his way out of trouble. But this is just the start of a very unlucky pattern.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Nov 13, 2009
B
The main reason it's worth watching is to catch a sleazy Peter Lorre in action. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 30, 2005
3/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Mar 19, 2004
3/5
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Landon J @Minxsykitty Jul 28, 2026 My expectations for this were a little higher. I think they missed the mark by not making it zanier. Interesting enough though. See more Alain E @AlainE Dec 29, 2024 One can admire that they surrounded Mickey Rooney, who was just 5”2, with other actors that made him appear of normal height. Unfortunately, they couldn’t pull a similar trick for the lame script. At times there is a weird voice over as well. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 Apr 14, 2020 Quicksand is a boring film. It is about an auto mechanic who falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control. Mickey Rooney and Jeanne Cagney give disappointing performances. The screenplay is badly written. Irving Pichel did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. See more Nov 19, 2019 It's not an effectively suspenseful movie. Jeanne Cagney puts on an insignificant, but exceptional performance. Mickey Rooney is surprisingly excellent at this very different role from others throughout his career. See more Nov 15, 2013 Quicksand as a movie doesn't get stuck in a quagmire--That Sinking Feeling!! See more Jul 10, 2013 Talk about a bad week!!! Mickey Rooney's life snow-balls in to the week from Hell !!! Will he get threw it ok? I'm not gonna ruin the movie for you. Well acted by Rooney (one of his best performances) See more Read all reviews
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Irving Pichel

Director

Mickey Rooney

Daniel "Dan" Brady

Jeanne Cagney

Vera Novak

Peter Lorre

Nick Dramoshag

Barbara Bates

Helen Calder

Taylor Holmes

Harvey
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Synopsis Dan (Mickey Rooney) is a nice guy who needs $20 for a hot date with waitress Vera (Jeanne Cagney). He sneaks the sum from his boss, fully intending to pay it back later by collecting from a buddy who owes him. The friend never makes good on the money, so Dan pulls a small con for the cash. However, this petty crime lands Dan in hot water, and he finds himself committing a more serious transgression to buy his way out of trouble. But this is just the start of a very unlucky pattern.
Director
Irving Pichel
Production Co
Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 24, 1950, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 19m
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