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They Live by Night

CrimeRomanceDrama

They Live by Night

Cops or no cops I'm going through!

6.8TMDB19491h 36m

TMDB6.8/10 · 188 votes

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TMDB6.8/10 · 188 votes

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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.

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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

Marie Bryant

Singer

Will Lee

Will Lee

Jeweler

James Nolan

James Nolan

Schreiber

Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

Comm. Hubbell

Teddy Infuhr

Teddy Infuhr

Alvin

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Lambert

Crew

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Director

Charles Schnee

Charles Schnee

Screenplay

Edward Anderson

Edward Anderson

Novel

Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Executive Producer

John Houseman

John Houseman

Producer

George E. Diskant

George E. Diskant

Director of Photography

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Sherman Todd

Sherman Todd

Editor

Adele Balkan

Adele Balkan

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Details

Director: Nicholas Ray
Released: 1949
Runtime: 1h 36m
Genres: Crime, Romance, Drama
Scores: TMDB6.8/10 · 188 votes