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Robert Presnell Sr. (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 December 1947 (USA) more
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A young convict,Johnny Coulter, serving as a trusty and with only a year remaining on his sentence,... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Cathy Downs ... Hope Novak
Paul Langton ... Johnny Coulter
Mischa Auer ... Alec Shaw
Roman Bohnen ... Smitty
Jane Weeks ... Georgie
Marian Kerby ... Maggie Dillon
Rory Mallinson ... Mac
Charles Waldron Jr. ... Jerry
Don C. Harvey ... Gruber (as Don Harvey)
Mannela Callejo ... Louisa
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76 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:Approved (PCA #12769)

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
'You can't put ketchup on it!', 14 October 2008
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Author: mackjay2 from Out There in the Dark

Another in the list of solidly made B movies, FOR YOU I DIE is very much worth seeking out. This taut little Film Noir has good actors and a fine, dark atmosphere. Paul Langton is excellent as down-and-out Johnny Coulter, newly escaped from prison, but basically a decent guy. His companion, seen briefly in the film's shadowy opening, is Mac (Rory Mallinson), a hard-as-nails con-type who instructs Johnny to head alone to the restaurant where Mac's girlfriend Hope works. Nervous Johnny arrives and is immediately misled by floozy Jane Weeks as Georgie, who pretends to be Hope in order to seduce handsome Johhny. As the real Hope (symbolic name, no doubt), Cathy Downs is a standout, avoiding all the good-girl clichés and creating a believable character. Other very good performers in the film are Marion Kerby, Mischa Auer and Roman Bohnen. These actors give their all in what was most likely just a low-budget production. Director John Reinhardt keeps the pace fast and the details interesting, and William Clothier does some nice things with obscure, Noir lighting effects. A top-notch minor Noir, whose theme is the enjoyment of what life offers for free.

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