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Dark Passage (1947)

APPROVED 106 min  -  Film-Noir | Thriller  -   27 September 1947 (USA)
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A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.

Director:

Delmer Daves

Writers:

Delmer Daves (screenplay), David Goodis (novel)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Humphrey Bogart ...
Lauren Bacall ...
Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett ...
Bob
Agnes Moorehead ...
Tom D'Andrea Tom D'Andrea ...
Clifton Young Clifton Young ...
Baker
Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy ...
Detective Kennedy
Rory Mallinson Rory Mallinson ...
George Fellsinger
Houseley Stevenson Houseley Stevenson ...
Dr. Walter Coley
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alvin John Alvin ...
Blackie (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Bogart plays a man convicted of murdering his wife who escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence. Bogart finds that his features are too well known, and is forced to seek some illicit backroom plastic surgery. The entire pre-knife part of the film is shot from a Bogart's-eye-view, with us seeing the fugitive for the first time as he starts to recuperate from the operation in the apartment of a sympathetic young artist (played by Bacall) for whom he soon finds affection. But what he's really after is revenge. Written by Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>  

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Taglines:

IN DANGER AS VIOLENT AS THEIR LOVE!!! (one-sheet poster) See more »

Genres:

Film-Noir | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das unbekannte Gesicht See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Warner Bros. paid $25,000 for the rights to the David Goodis novel, which was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post from 20 July-September 7, 1946. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the diner, a sign on the wall for the ham special says it includes "potatoes - salad - drink - and 'desert.'" (not 'dessert'). See more »

Quotes

Cabby: You're a guy with plenty of trouble.
Vincent Parry: I don't have a trouble in the world.
Cabby: Don't tell me buddy, I know. Your trouble is women.
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Connections

Referenced in The Big Lebowski (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Avalon"
(uncredited)
Music by Vincent Rose
(based on "E lucevan le stelle" in the opera "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini)
Played on the car radio at the beginning See more »