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
Reviews for On Dangerous Ground
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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 |
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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. Full Review |
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Nicholas Ray's classic noir starring Ryan and Lupino.
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A realistic and often gripping crime yarn. Full Review |
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One of the loveliest of Nick Ray's movies. Full Review |
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One of noir's most soulful and poetic expressions of hope and redemption. Full Review |
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[One of] a string of masterworks from Ray. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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Overcomes its artificial contrivances to become a touching psychological drama about despair and loneliness. Full Review |
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