They Live by Night
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| They Live by Night | |
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| Directed by | Nicholas Ray |
| Produced by | John Houseman |
| Written by | Edward Anderson novel Thieves Like Us Nicholas Ray (adaptation) Charles Schnee |
| Starring | Cathy O'Donnell Farley Granger Howard Da Silva |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | October 26, 1949 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Language | English |
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They Live by Night is a Film noir released in 1949. The film was directed by Nicholas Ray (his first feature film) and starred Farley Granger as 'Bowie' Bowers and Cathy O'Donnell as 'Keechie' Mobley. The movie is the prototype for the 'couple on the run' genre, generally seen as the forerunner to the movie Bonnie and Clyde. The movie was based on Edward Anderson's Depression-era novel Thieves Like Us. Another movie based on that book was released in 1974, Robert Altman's Thieves Like Us. Actor Byron Foulger appears uncredited as the owner of the cabin where the two try to hide out.
[edit] Plot
Bowie (Farley Granger) teams up with fellow thieves Chicamaw and T-Dub to rob a bank - he needs the money to hire a lawyer to prove he's innocent of murder. Now on the run, Bowie finds momentary peace when he elopes with a young woman (O'Donnell). Things are compliciated when Chicamaw and T-Dub want him for one more job.
[edit] Cast
- Cathy O'Donnell as Catherine 'Keechie' Mobley
- Farley Granger as Arthur 'Bowie' Bowers
- Howard Da Silva as Chicamaw 'One-Eye' Mobley
- Jay C. Flippen as Henry 'T-Dub' Mansfield
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