Quicksand (1950)

Quicksand (1950) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Irving Pichel and produced by Mort Briskin and Samuel H. Stiefel.

Day 15 of Noirvember: Dan Brady in Quicksand (1950)

Today?s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on one unlucky fella, Dan Brady in Quicksand (1950). WHAT?S QUICKSAND ABOUT? Garage mechanic Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney) wrangles a date with the sexy new cashier down at the local coffeeshop, but he discovers that he?s flat broke. He borrows $20 from the c... Read full article

YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 26: Quicksand (1950)

Mickey Rooney? In film noir? You bet your babes in arms. Today?s YouTube pick is Quicksand (1950), a noir that will have you practically on the edge of your seat. It?s so chock full of noir, it’ll have you shouting at your TV: ?No! Don?t do it!? Until almost the end, that is ? when this otherw... Read full article

Unusual Suspects Week 1: Mickey Rooney in Quicksand (1950) & Baby Face Nelson (1957)

Unusual Suspects Week 1: Mickey Rooney in Quicksand (1950) & Baby Face Nelson (1957) 06 Thursday Aug 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1950s, Crime, Drama, Romance ≈ 2 Comments Tags1950s, blogging101, Classic Cinema, Creepy True Story, Cr... Read full article

Quicksand (1950, Irving Pichel)

Quicksand is a film noir with room for cream and about five sugars. The genre often has a morality element to it, but this entry goes way too far with it. Or it might just be how the film treats lead Mickey Rooney. Most film noir male protagonists are overconfident simpletons taken in by devious wom... Read full article

"Quicksand," or Crime After Crime

Sacrificing itself this time around to Motion Pictures Told Through Still Pictures with Goofy Captions is the 1950 film ... ... as opposed to slowsand, or even kind-of-fast sand. Our hero is Mickey Rooney, as a short-but-honest auto mechanic. It's the perfect job for him -- he doesn't need a ... Read full article