The inside story of London after dark.
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and bleak.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Richard WidmarkHarry Fabian
- Francis L. SullivanPhilip Nosseross
- Gene TierneyMary Bristol
- Googie WithersHelen Nosseross
- Stanislaus ZbyszkoGregorius
- Herbert LomKristo
- Hugh MarloweAdam Dunn
- Mike MazurkiThe Strangler
- Charles FarrellMickey Beer
- Ada ReeveMolly
Crew
- Jules DassinDirector
- Jo EisingerScreenplay
- William E. WattsWriter
- Austin DempsterWriter
- Gerald KershNovel
- Mutz GreenbaumDirector of Photography
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
- Benjamin FrankelOriginal Music Composer
- Nick DeMaggioEditor
- Sidney StoneEditor
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Three Days of the Condor 197587% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
The Long Good Friday 198086% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Nightmare Alley 194785% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
Where the Sidewalk Ends 195084% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
State of Grace 199084% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Criss Cross 194984% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Thieves' Highway 194983% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
52 Pick-Up 198682% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
BLUE EYE SAMURAI 202381% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave.
Perry Mason 202079% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
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