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On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!

19516.61h 22m

Overview

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

Directed by Nicholas Ray
Written by A.I. Bezzerides, Gerald Butler, Nicholas Ray
Produced by John Houseman
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Top Cast

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Mary Malden

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Jim Wilson

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Walter Brent

Charles Kemper

Charles Kemper

Pop Daley

Anthony Ross

Anthony Ross

Pete Santos

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Capt. Brawley

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Sheriff Carrey

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Sumner Williams

Danny Malden

Gus Schilling

Gus Schilling

Lucky

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Willows

Themes & Keywords

small townpolice brutalitybased on novel or bookredemptionfilm noirsnowbad copblindnesswoman director

About On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground is a drama, crime film released in 1951 exploring themes of small town, police brutality, based on novel or book, redemption, film noir, snow. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it stars Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond. A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

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