
Guilty Bystander (1950)
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- 1h 31min
- Crime, Drama
- 21 Apr 1950 (USA)
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Zachary Scott | ... |
Max Thursday
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Faye Emerson | ... |
Georgia Thursday
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Mary Boland | ... |
Smitty
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Sam Levene | ... |
Capt. Tonetti
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J. Edward Bromberg | ... |
Otto Varkas
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Kay Medford | ... |
Angel
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Jed Prouty | ... |
Dr. Elder
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Harry Landers | ... |
Bert
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Elliott Sullivan | ... |
Stitch Olivera
(as Elliot Sullivan)
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Ray Julian | ... |
Johnny
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Dennis Patrick | ... |
Fred Mace
(as Dennis Harrison)
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Garney Wilson | ... |
Harvey
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Donald Novis | ... |
Johnson
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Lou Herbert | ... |
Detective
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Jesse White | ... |
Masher
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Scott Landers | ... |
Shaunessy
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Lester Lonergan | ... |
Morgue Doctor
(as Lester Lonergran)
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Maurice Gosfield | ... |
Guard on Bridge (uncredited)
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John Marley | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joseph Lerner |
Written by
Whit Masterson | ... | (novel) (as Wade Miller) & |
H. William Miller | ... | (novel) (as Wade Miller) |
Don Ettlinger | ... | (screen play) |
Produced by
Rex Carlton | ... | producer |
Edmund L. Dorfmann | ... | executive producer |
Joseph Lerner | ... | co-producer |
Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin |
Cinematography by
Gerald Hirschfeld | ... | director of photography |
Russell Harlan | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Geraldine Lerner |
Production Design by
Leo Kerz |
Makeup Department
Ira Senz | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Jack Aichele | ... | unit manager (as J.M. Aichele) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Di Gangi | ... | assistant director (as C. James Di Gangi) |
Art Department
Fred Ballmeyer | ... | property master |
Jack Wright | ... | construction supervisor |
Sound Department
Reeves Magicorder | ... | sound |
James Shields | ... | sound director |
Visual Effects by
Hugo Casolaro | ... | photographic effects |
Milton Gottlieb | ... | photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Maher | ... | electric supervisor |
George Stoetzel | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Dimitri Tiomkin | ... | conductor |
Jack Andrews | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
John W. Arents | ... | production associate (as John Arent) |
Gene Frankel | ... | dialogue director |
Pete Mayer | ... | production associate (as Peter A. Mayer) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Film Classics (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1953) (United States) (tv)
- NBC Universal Television Distribution (2018) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Imperial Films (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Not knowing what else to do, Georgia Thursday contacts her ex-husband, alcoholic Max Thursday, after their toddler son Jeff goes missing. Max, a former NYPD detective, is now the house detective of the rundown Brooklyn establishment, the Riverview Hotel, run by his streetwise friend, Smitty, who gave him a job and a room when nobody arguably would. Georgia did not go to the police as her now-missing brother Fred Mace's disreputable associate Dr. Elder threatened her against doing so, in that he probably had something to do with the missing pair. As such, Max goes on a quest for Jeff and, by association, Fred with the only lead they have, namely Dr. Elder, with help from Smitty, who knows, through experience, the grittier side of most urban streets in the United States than most. In the process, Max comes to believe that their disappearance most-likely centers on a criminal with the code name St. Paul, with Jeff solely being an innocent bystander in whatever criminal activity is going on. Beyond following the leads, the question becomes whether Max can hold it all together, namely by staying away from the bottle, long enough to save his family. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | This Man Wants Something... See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The subway station scene was filmed in the then-closed Court Street IND station. It was taken out service in 1946 and since 1976 is the home of the NYC Transit Museum. See more » |
Goofs | There are two different wall calendars visible at the hotel, one for May and one for July. Whichever of those months it is supposed to be in the story, it is not consistent with the opening scene when it is dark at 7:00 pm. Sunset in Brooklyn on May 1st isn't until 7:52 pm. It would be even later in July. See more » |
Quotes |
Max Thursday:
[title card]
People are people- there is strength in the weakest of us. Max Thursday See more » |