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On Dangerous Ground

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On Dangerous Ground (1951)

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Reviews Counted:11

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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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2007 01:02 PM

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Paul Brenner

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 02 2009 11:57 AM

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Steve Crum

Nicholas Ray's classic noir starring Ryan and Lupino.

comment Comment | Mar., 02 2008 03:37 PM

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3/4

A realistic and often gripping crime yarn.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2007 01:03 PM

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Dave Kehr

One of the loveliest of Nick Ray's movies.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2007 01:02 PM

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Nick Schager

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 16 2006 11:17 AM

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

[One of] a string of masterworks from Ray.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 20 2006 11:19 PM

Combustible Celluloid

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Fernando F. Croce

Perched between late-'40s noir and mid-'50s crime drama, this is one of the great, forgotten works of the genre.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 01 2006 11:00 AM

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jun., 19 2005 12:41 PM

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Dennis Schwartz

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

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Carol Cling

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