
They Live by Night(1949)
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.


“You'll meet her at the roughest parties ...with the toughest guys in town!”
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

Robert Taylor
Tommy Farrell

Cyd Charisse
Vicki Gaye

Lee J. Cobb
Rico Angelo

John Ireland
Louis Canetto

Kent Smith
Jeffrey Stewart

Claire Kelly
Genevieve Farrell

Corey Allen
Cookie La Motte

Lewis Charles
Danny Rimett

David Opatoshu
Lou Forbes
Kem Dibbs
Joey Vulner
Party Girl is a crime, drama, romance film released in 1958 exploring themes of dancer, film noir, hostage situation, showgirl, mob boss, ethical dilemma. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it stars Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb. Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
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