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They Live by Night

They Live by Night

Cops or no cops I'm going through!

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

CrimeRomanceDrama

Release: 1949-11-01Runtime: 96 minRating: 6.854 (181)

Cast

Cathy O'Donnell

Cathy O'Donnell

Catherine "Keechie" Mobley

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Arthur "Bowie" Bowers

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Henry "T-Dub" Mansfield

Helen Craig

Helen Craig

Mattie

Will Wright

Will Wright

Mobley

William Phipps

William Phipps

Young Farmer

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Hawkins

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Hagenheimer

Marie Bryant

Singer

Crew

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Director

Charles Schnee

Charles Schnee

Screenplay

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Adaptation

Edward Anderson

Novel

John Houseman

John Houseman

Producer

Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Executive Producer

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

George E. Diskant

Director of Photography

Albert S. D'Agostino

Albert S. D'Agostino

Art Direction

Alfred Herman

Art Direction

Clips & Videos

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They Live by Night (1/10) Movie CLIP - Prison Break (1948) HD