Monday, May 23, 2011

They Live by Night (1949)


RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Nicholas Ray
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)

A trio of escaped convicts go on the lam and hideout at a remote house with friends. Young Farley Granger is indebted to them for his escape and reluctantly participates in their new plans by robbing a bank. He falls in love with Cathy O'Donnell, the young daughter at their house. Loaded with money, he convinces her to leave with him to start a new life. They impulsively get married then shack up in a cabin for the long haul. His past eventually catches up with them in a bittersweet ending.

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