They Live by Night

They Live by Night

They Live by Night

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They Live by Night

"Cops or no cops I'm going through!"

1949

1h 36m

6.8(186 votes)

Crime

Romance

Drama

Overview

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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RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Nicholas Ray
Written by: Charles Schnee
Produced by: John Houseman

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