I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

1947 · 97 min · EN · NR · 6.5 (57 votes)
Dir. Byron Haskin · Starring Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Wendell Corey, Kristine Miller, George Rigaud · Music Victor Young

Once I trusted a dame... now I Walk Alone

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Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.

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A smoky, morally ambiguous dive into the dark side of the American dream. Expect shadows, double-crosses, and a palpable sense of doomed ambition in this classic noir tale.

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