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June 1948 (USA)
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Cops or no cops I'm going through!
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An escaped convict is injured and is helped by a woman with whom he has an ill-fated relationship. full summary | full synopsis
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Prison Farm
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Police
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Escaped Convict
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Car Accident
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Teen
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The birth of a new voice in American cinema.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cathy O'Donnell | ... | Keechie | |
| Farley Granger | ... | Bowie | |
| Howard Da Silva | ... | Chickamaw | |
| Jay C. Flippen | ... | T-Dub | |
| Helen Craig | ... | Mattie | |
| Will Wright | ... | Mobley | |
| William Phipps | ... | Young Farmer | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Hawkins | |
| Harry Harvey | ... | Hagenheimer | |
| Marie Bryant | ... | Singer | |
| Will Lee | ... | Jeweler | |
| James Nolan | ... | Schreiber (as Jim Nolan) | |
| Charles Meredith | ... | Comm. Hubbell | |
| Teddy Infuhr | ... | Alvin | |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Lambert |
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95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Finnish visa # 31564, delivered on 28-3-1950, renewed on 27-2-1968 end 21-2-1972.
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Revealing mistakes: The breeze on the bushes makes it obvious that a helicopter is shooting the opening scene.
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Quotes:
Arthur 'Bowie' Bowers:
Well, don't you have a place a little away from the others?
Mr. Lambert, Cabin Owner: [looking at their car and smiling] Ah, the 'Just-Married' auto.
Arthur 'Bowie' Bowers: Yeah.
Mr. Lambert, Cabin Owner: Learn that, Alvin. Just-married people like to be alone.
Alvin Lambert: I should think so.
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Mr. Lambert, Cabin Owner: [looking at their car and smiling] Ah, the 'Just-Married' auto.
Arthur 'Bowie' Bowers: Yeah.
Mr. Lambert, Cabin Owner: Learn that, Alvin. Just-married people like to be alone.
Alvin Lambert: I should think so.
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Featured in They Live by Night: The Twisted Road (2007) (V)
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Your Red Wagon
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This is not a great film but it marks the directorial debut of Nicholas Ray, one of the most original directors of the 1950's. From the startling pre-credit sequence on, it is clear that here is a striking new cinematic voice. Unfortunately the story he has to tell is not very interesting, but the way he tells it must have astonished audiences in 1949. From unusual aerial shots, to brilliant extreme close-ups, to great shots inside cars, Ray takes us on a new type of film journey. He also lovingly films his two pretty young leads and extracts strong performances from them. This is a film to be admired rather than loved, but no student of film should miss it.