Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?
Fred Aldrich
- Detective at Staff Meeting
- (uncredited)
Don Appell
- Willie Bender
- (uncredited)
David Bauer
- Sid Kramer
- (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
- Pool Hall Patron
- (uncredited)
Neville Brand
- Steve
- (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
- Thug
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Railroad Baggage Clerk
- (uncredited)
Oleg Cassini
- Oleg
- (uncredited)
John Close
- Hanson
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the last in a series of films that Otto Preminger made as a director-for-hire for Twentieth Century Fox in the 1940s. The series includes Laura (1944), which also stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, Fallen Angel (1945) and Whirlpool (1950).
- GoofsIn the opening sequence, the police dispatcher is heard on the car radio. The words spoken by the dispatcher, announcing two incidents, are lifted directly from the 1949 Procedures Manual of the New York City Police Department, where they are given as examples of the correct radio method. Only the time of day was changed to agree with the scene, but the addresses, incidents, car numbers, and dispatcher number are verbatim from the manual.
- Quotes
[to Detective Dixon]
Insp. Nicholas Foley: Your job is to detect criminals, not to punish them.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits start as chalk writing on a sidewalk with someone walking over them and whistling.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gene Tierney: Final Curtain for a Noir Icon (2008)
Featured review
Terriffic film noir
If all "film noirs" were this good, we would have a lot more of them. If someone were to ask me what is one I would tell them to go see this movie as a perfect example. This a 50 year old movie that doesn't feel old. In other words, nothing sounds corny and stupid as others of the time. Dana Andrews had a real hard edge on his shoulder much different than in The Best Years Of Our Lives. Without giving anything away, I recommend seeing this movie "cold" like I did and be thoroughly entertained.
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- TC-4
- Dec 2, 2000
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,475,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) officially released in India in English?
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