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On Dangerous Ground

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On Dangerous Ground (1951)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:11

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.4/10

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... 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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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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What succeeds in On Dangerous Ground is the raw emotionalism that bleeds out from the screen, unmatched in any of Ray's other films.

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07/02/09
Paul Brenner
Paul Brenner
Filmcritic.com

Nicholas Ray's classic noir starring Ryan and Lupino.

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03/02/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

A realistic and often gripping crime yarn.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/23/07
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One of the loveliest of Nick Ray's movies.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/23/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

One of noir's most soulful and poetic expressions of hope and redemption.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
08/16/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

[One of] a string of masterworks from Ray.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
07/20/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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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05/01/06
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

No review available.

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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Overcomes its artificial contrivances to become a touching psychological drama about despair and loneliness.

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01/29/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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02/13/04
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Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
 
 
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