

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Only a woman's heart could reach out for such a man!
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
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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
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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
2- J8/10
John Chard
2/25/2020
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…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/7/2023
"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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