Quicksand (1950) | Directed by Irving Pichel - Full Movie

After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control.

Quicksand is a 1950 American film noir that stars Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre and portrays a garage mechanic's descent into crime. It was directed by Irving Pichel shortly before he was included in the Hollywood blacklist (which was instituted by the House Un-American Activities Committee to block screenwriters with suspected Communist affiliation from obtaining employment). The film provided Rooney with an opportunity to play against type, performing in a role starkly different from his earlier role as the innocent "nice guy" in MGM's popular Andy Hardy film series.

Directed by: Irving Pichel
Screenplay by: Robert Smith
Produced by: Mort Briskin
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre
Cinematography: Lionel Lindon
Edited by: Walter Thompson
Music by: Louis Gruenberg
Production company: Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Distributed by: United Artists
Release date: March 24, 1950 (United States)
Running time: 79 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English