They Live by Night

“Cops or no cops I'm going through!”

6.9

1949

1h 36m

CrimeRomanceDrama

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.

Key Crew

Director

Nicholas Ray

Producers

John Houseman

Writers

Charles Schnee

Cinematography

George E. Diskant

Music

Leigh Harline

Cast (16)

Cathy O'Donnell

Catherine "Keechie" Mobley

Farley Granger

Arthur "Bowie" Bowers

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