On Dangerous Ground (1952)

82 min · Drama, Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir

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Directors

Nicholas Ray

Cast

Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross, Ed Begley, Ian Wolfe

The story

Police detective Jim Wilson is known for employing physical violence to extract information from suspects and witnesses. After Wilson ignores his chief's warnings, he is relegated to a case upstate. He joins a manhunt pursuing the murderer of a young girl and teams with Walter Brent, the father of the victim.

Catalogue themes and tags

Blindness and Impaired Vision, Cops, Country House, Country Life, Crime Fighter, Flüchtige Verbrecher, Murder of Police Man, Polizeibeamter, Prosecution, Province, Purification, Relief, Schnee, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Drama, Black-and-white, Film noir

Genres

Drama, Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir

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