Quicksand (1950 film)

Quicksand is a 1950 film noir starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre in a story about a garage mechanics descent into crime. Directed by Irving Pichel shortly before he was blacklisted for suspected Communist activities, the film has been described as film noir in a teacup... a pretty nifty little picture in which Rooney cast himself against his Andy Hardy goody goody image.

He buys a 100 wristwatch 1,000 in 2015 on installment payments and then promptly pawns the watch forcash 300 in 2015, covering the missing funds from the register at work. However, Brady is then threatened with grand larceny for violating the installment contract by selling a watch that he doesnt legally own. The finance company demands payment in full for the watch withinhours. After unsuccessfully applying for a payday loan and attempting to use his car as collateral for another loan, a desperate Brady resorts to mugging a tipsy bar patron known for carrying large amounts of cash.Nick Dramoshag Peter Lorre, the seedy owner of a penny arcade on Santa Monica Pier who has a history with Vera, discovers evidence of Bradys mugging. He blackmails the young mechanic, demanding a car from Bradys job in exchange for silence. Brady steals the car, which he trades for the evidence from Dramoshag. However, Bradys morally lacking boss Oren Mackay Art Smith confronts Brady with allegations that he was witnessed stealing the car. Mackay demands the return of the car or 3,000 in cash 29,600 in 2015, or hell go to the police. ........

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