

79 minutes
3/24/1950
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.

Mickey Rooney
as Daniel 'Dan' Brady

Jeanne Cagney
as Vera Novak

Barbara Bates
as Helen Calder

Peter Lorre
as Nick Dramoshag

Taylor Holmes
as Harvey

Art Smith
as Oren Mackey

Wally Cassell
as Chuck Davis

Richard Lane
as Lt. Nelson

Patsy O'Connor
as Millie

John Gallaudet
as Moriarity

Minerva Urecal
as Landlady
Sidney Marion
as Shorty

Jimmie Dodd
as Buzz

Lester Dorr
as Baldy
Kitty O'Neil
as Madame Zaronga

Frank Marlowe
as Watchman
Alvin Hammer
as Auditor

Ray Teal
as Motorcycle Officer
Tom Monroe
as Motorcycle Officer

Red Nichols
as Red Nichols