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On Dangerous Ground( 1951)

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In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!

Overview

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ida Lupino

      Mary Malden

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      Robert Ryan

      Jim Wilson

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      Ward Bond

      Walter Brent

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      Charles Kemper

      Pop Daley

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      Anthony Ross

      Pete Santos

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      Ed Begley

      Capt. Brawley

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      Ian Wolfe

      Sheriff Carrey

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      Sumner Williams

      Danny Malden

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      Gus Schilling

      Lucky

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      Frank Ferguson

      Willows

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      Cleo Moore

      Myrna Bowers

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      Olive Carey

      Mrs. Brent

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      Richard Irving

      Bernie Tucker

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      Patricia Prest

      Julie Brent

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      Frank Arnold

      Man (uncredited)

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      Vince Barnett

      George (uncredited)

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      Leslie Bennett

      Newsboy (uncredited)

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      A.I. Bezzerides

      Gatos (uncredited)

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      Eddie Borden

      Man (uncredited)

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      John Breen

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      William Challee

      Thug (uncredited)

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      Bud Cokes

      Detective (uncredited)

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      G. Pat Collins

      Sgt. Wendell (uncredited)

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      Jimmy Conlin

      Doc Hyman (uncredited)

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      Joe Devlin

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Homer Dickenson

      Man (uncredited)

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      Don Dillaway

      Man (uncredited)

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      Art Dupuis

      Man (uncredited)

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      Jim Drum

      Stretcher-Bearer (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Dec 30 2018
    Garbage, all we handle is garbage. On Dangerous Ground is directed by Nicholas Ray and stars Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan & Ward Bond. It's loosely adapted by Ray and A. I. Bezzerides from Gerald Butler's novel Mad With Much Heart. Cinematography is by George E. Diskant & the music is provided by Bernard Herrmann & Paul Sawtell. The story concerns Ryan's weary, lonely and psychologically bothered cop, Jim Wilson. Who after finally snapping the patience of his superiors is sent to Westham in the rural north to aid a murder case there. The idea is to get him off the streets he's so bitter about an...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • small town
    • police brutality
    • based on novel or book
    • redemption
    • film noir
    • snow
    • bad cop
    • blindness
    • woman director