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Where the Sidewalk Ends

Only a woman's heart could reach out for such a man!

7.2(214)19501h 35m3

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • new york city
  • taxi
  • taxi driver
  • man woman relationship
  • cover-up
  • film noir
  • bad cop
  • framed
  • police detective
  • policeman
  • murder investigation
  • illegal gambling

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Ben Hecht

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNRNew York City, New York7 Jul 1950
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical11 May 1951
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG5 Feb 1951
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical12IMDB1 Jan 2000
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-169 Feb 1951
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU22 Aug 1951
    • TheatricalReprise16 Jun 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical12West Germany - (TV premiere)25 Jan 1978
  • PhilippinesPH

    • Theatrical(Davao)3 Jun 1952
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical10 Jul 1952
  • SpainES

    • TheatricalBarcelona/Madrid20 Aug 1951
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1515 Sept 1950
  • TürkiyeTR

    • Theatrical14 Mar 1963

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Where the Sidewalk Ends was released on 7 July 1950.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    2/25/2020

    8/10

    Your job is to detect criminals, not to punish them. American city film noir directed by Otto Preminger with the screenplay written by Ben Hecht. The adaptation is from the novel "Night Cry" written by William L. Stuart and Joseph LaShelle provides the cinematography for the New York City shoot. It stars Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully & Karl Malden, with support coming from Ruth D…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/7/2023

    7/10

    "Dixon" (Dana Andrews) is an hard-nosed cop who likes to play by his own rules. Needless to say that puts him at odds with his superiors and ultimately leads to his demotion just as his contemporary "Thomas" (Karl Malden) is made lieutenant. Whilst all this disarray is distracting the police, criminal mastermind "Scalise" (Gary Merrill) is out to fleece wealthy sucker "Morrison" at a dice game but things at the game …

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