Side Street (1949)
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- Passed
- 1h 23min
- Crime, Drama
- 22 Apr 1950 (USA)
- Movie
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of a shady lawyer--with catastrophic consequences.
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Cast verified as complete
| Farley Granger | ... |
Joe Norson
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| Cathy O'Donnell | ... |
Ellen Norson
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| James Craig | ... |
Georgie Garsell
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| Paul Kelly | ... |
Captain Walter Anderson
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| Jean Hagen | ... |
Harriet Sinton
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| Paul Harvey | ... |
Emil Lorrison
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| Edmon Ryan | ... |
Victor Backett
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| Charles McGraw | ... |
Stanley Simon
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| Edwin Max | ... |
Nick Drumman
(as Ed Max)
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| Adele Jergens | ... |
Lucille 'Lucky' Colner
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| Harry Bellaver | ... |
Larry Giff
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| Whit Bissell | ... |
Harold Simpsen
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| John Gallaudet | ... |
Gus Heldon
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Esther Somers | ... |
Mrs. Malby
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| Harry Antrim | ... |
Mr. Malby
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| Richard Basehart | ... |
Bank Teller (uncredited)
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| David Bauer | ... |
Smitty (uncredited)
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Bobo | ... |
Dog (uncredited)
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| Gail Bonney | ... |
Woman (uncredited) (voice)
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Margaret Brayton | ... |
Woman Clerk (uncredited)
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| John Butler | ... |
Elevator Man (uncredited)
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Frank Conlan | ... |
Night Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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| Ben Cooper | ... |
Young Man at Cleaners (uncredited)
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Walter Craig | ... |
Radio Clerk (uncredited)
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Marie Crisis | ... |
Headwaitress (uncredited)
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George David | ... |
Syrian Proprietor (uncredited)
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Peter DeBear | ... |
Tommy Drumman Jr. (uncredited)
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| Anthony Dexter | ... |
Radio Clerk (uncredited)
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Jack Diamond | ... |
Bum (uncredited)
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| King Donovan | ... |
Det. Gottschalk (uncredited)
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Helen Eby-Rock | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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| Kathryn Givney | ... |
Nurse Carter (uncredited)
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| Edmund Glover | ... |
Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
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Eula Guy | ... |
Policewoman Florence (uncredited)
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| Don Haggerty | ... |
Rivers (uncredited)
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| William Hansen | ... |
Dr. Harry Sternberg (uncredited)
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Bee Humphries | ... |
Mrs. Farnol (uncredited)
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| Brett King | ... |
Pigeon Man (uncredited)
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| Nolan Leary | ... |
Lorrison's Apartment Doorman (uncredited)
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| Norman Leavitt | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Margie Liszt | ... |
Woman (uncredited) (voice)
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Ellen Lowe | ... |
Mrs. Rivers (uncredited)
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| George Lynn | ... |
Frank (uncredited)
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| Robert Malcolm | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Paul Marion | ... |
Dave (uncredited)
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| John Maxwell | ... |
Police Monitor (uncredited)
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Charles McAvoy | ... |
Bank Guard (uncredited)
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Tom McElhaney | ... |
News Vendor (uncredited)
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W.P. McWatters | ... |
Tommy Drumman Jr. (uncredited)
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Lynn Millan | ... |
Les Artises Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
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| Ralph Montgomery | ... |
Milkman (uncredited)
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| Alberto Morin | ... |
Ismot Kimal (uncredited)
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James O'Neill | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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| Ollie O'Toole | ... |
Voice (uncredited) (voice)
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| John Phillips | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Angi O. Poulos | ... |
Ahmed (uncredited)
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Ralph Riggs | ... |
Cleaners Proprieter (uncredited)
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William Ruhl | ... |
Manny (uncredited)
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| Sarah Selby | ... |
Second Nurse (uncredited)
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Ransom M. Sherman | ... |
Lucky's Apartment Super (uncredited)
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| Dan Terranova | ... |
Patrolman (uncredited)
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Peter M. Thompson | ... |
Mickey (uncredited)
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| Sid Tomack | ... |
Louie (uncredited)
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| George Tyne | ... |
Detective Roffman (uncredited)
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| Minerva Urecal | ... |
Garsell's Landlady (uncredited)
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Joe Verdi | ... |
Vendor (uncredited)
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| Herb Vigran | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Mildred Wall | ... |
Mrs. Glickburn (uncredited)
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Ruth Warren | ... |
Lucky's Housekeeper (uncredited)
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| James Westerfield | ... |
Patrolman Charlie (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Anthony Mann | ||
Written by
| Sydney Boehm | ... | (story by) |
| Sydney Boehm | ... | (screen play by) |
Produced by
| Sam Zimbalist | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Lennie Hayton | ||
Cinematography by
| Joseph Ruttenberg | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Conrad A. Nervig | ||
Art Direction by
| Daniel B. Cathcart | ||
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup designer |
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Charles J. Hunt | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Howard W. Koch | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Charles DeCrof | ... | associate set decorator (as Charles de Crof) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
| Charles E. Wallace | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Carey Loftin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Frank McGrath | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Herbert Fischer | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| S.C. Manatt | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Leo Monlon | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Conrad Salinger | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Don McDougall | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Annick Rougerie | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1950) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Les Acacias (2005) (France) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Joe Norson, a poor letter carrier with a sweet pregnant wife, yields to momentary temptation and steals $30,000 belonging to a pair of ruthless blackmailers who won't stop at murder. After a few days of soul-searching, Joe offers to return the money, only to find that the "friend" he left it with has absconded. Now every move Joe makes plunges him deeper into trouble, as he pursues and gets pursued through the shadowy, sinister side of New York.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | Where temptation lurks! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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| Budget | $935,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | (at around 44 mins) Joe enters a bar under the Third Avenue El. The building number is 915, and the writing on the front window is "Clarke's Cafe". That's none other than P.J. Clarke's at 915 Third Ave., which is still there and barely changed. See more » |
| Goofs | When Joe is looking for Harriet, he is seen leaving the front of Marie's Crisis Cafe. In the next shot, he appears to be inside the same place, indicated by the pattern of the iron grating on the double windows and their location in each shot. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Easy to Love See more » |
| Quotes |
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Captain Walter Anderson: [voice-over] New York City: an architectural jungle where fabulous wealth and the deepest squalor live side by side. New York: the busiest, the loneliest, the kindest, and the cruelest of cities. I live here and work here. My name is Walter Anderson. I'm one of an army of twenty thousand whose job is to protect the citizens in this city of eight million. So, twenty-four hours a day you'll find our men on Park Avenue... Times Square... Central Park... Fulton Market... the subway. Three hundred and eighty new citizens are being born today in the city of New York. One hundred and sixty-four couples are being married. One hundred and ninety-two persons will die. Twelve persons will die violent deaths. And at least one of them will be a victim of murder. A murder a day, every day of the year, and each murder will wind up on my desk. See more » |