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31/12/1947 Drama, Crime 1h 37m
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Once I trusted a dame... now I Walk Alone

Overview

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.

  1. Byron Haskin

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Burt Lancaster

    Frankie Madison

  2. Lizabeth Scott

    Kay Lawrence

  3. Kirk Douglas

    Noll "Dink" Turner

  4. Wendell Corey

    Dave

  5. Kristine Miller

    Alexis Richardson

  6. George Rigaud

    Maurice

  7. Marc Lawrence

    Nick Palestro

  8. Mike Mazurki

    Dan

  9. Mickey Knox

    Skinner

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-02-09
For a buck, you'd double-cross your own mother.

I Walk Alone is directed by Byron Haskin and adapted to screenplay by Charles Schnee, Robert Smith and John Bright from the play written by Theodore Reeves. It stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey. Music is by Victor Young and cinematography by Leo Tover.

Frankie Madison (Lancaster) returns to New York after 14 years in prison. Noll Turner (Douglas), Frankie's former partner in bootlegging, is now a wealthy nightclub manager, and Frankie is expecting him to honor a verbal '50:50' agreement they made when he...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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