Quicksand (1950)
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A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.
- Released: 1950-03-24
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 19m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 40 votes
Directed by Irving Pichel.
Top cast
- Mickey Rooney as Daniel 'Dan' Brady
- Jeanne Cagney as Vera Novak
- Barbara Bates as Helen Calder
- Peter Lorre as Nick Dramoshag
- Taylor Holmes as Harvey
- Art Smith as Oren Mackey
- Wally Cassell as Chuck Davis
- Richard Lane as Lt. Nelson
- Patsy O'Connor as Millie
- John Gallaudet as Moriarity
Where to watch Quicksand
- United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, IndieFlix, Troma NOW, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Xumo Play, DistroTV, Mometu, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Artiflix; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- India: stream on Artiflix
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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