They Live by Night

directed by Nicholas Ray
Category: "Suspense"
Year of Release:1949
Date Added:10/18/2010
Date Watched:10/18/2010
Description:Bowie (Farley Granger) was sent to prison when he was 16 for killing a man in a fight. He escapes seven years later with two bank robbers who force him to join them. Along the way, Bowie meets Keechie (Cathy O'Donnell). They fall in love and get married. They try to hide out, but one of the bank robbers finds them and forces Bowie to assist in another robbery. This one goes bad and Bowie and Keechie are on the run. When Keechie gets pregnant and sick, they hole up at a motel where they are ambushed. Bowie is killed. Throughout, the movie portrays Bowie as a scared kid who just wants to escape to a new life.
My Rating:7

Reviews for They Live by Night

Review - They Live by Night

Character driven and very good. Cathy O'Donnell is excellent in her role as the naive but determined love of Bowie.
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