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On Dangerous Ground

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On Dangerous Ground (1951)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 10

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Average Rating: 8.6/10

Runtime: 82 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A hardened, violent policeman (Robert Ryan) is sent to a small town to help the local lawman track down a murderous psychopath. Their investigation leads to a sightless woman (Ida Lupino) -- who might be harboring the criminal. As the... A hardened, violent policeman (Robert Ryan) is sent to a small town to help the local lawman track down a murderous psychopath. Their investigation leads to a sightless woman (Ida Lupino) -- who might be harboring the criminal. As the search continues, the cop observes the young woman's open nature, and the effect of her personality transforms his life forever. [More]

Starring: Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino, Ward Bond, Ed Begley

Starring: Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino, Ward Bond, Ed Begley, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross, Ian Wolfe, Gus Schilling

Director: Nicholas Ray

Director: Nicholas Ray
Producer: John Houseman
Screenwriter: A. I. Bezzerides, Nicholas Ray
Composer: Bernard Herrmann

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Apr 25, 1990

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Nicholas Ray's classic noir starring Ryan and Lupino.

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A realistic and often gripping crime yarn.

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10/23/07
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Above par noir thriller that takes some stereotypical characters and potentially sentimental situations to fashion them into a film that thinks as well as entertains.

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10/23/07
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One of the loveliest of Nick Ray's movies.

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10/23/07
Dave Kehr
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One of noir's most soulful and poetic expressions of hope and redemption.

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08/16/06
Nick Schager
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[One of] a string of masterworks from Ray.

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07/20/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Perched between late-'40s noir and mid-'50s crime drama, this is one of the great, forgotten works of the genre.

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Overcomes its artificial contrivances to become a touching psychological drama about despair and loneliness.

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