Where the Sidewalk Ends (film)
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| Directed by | Otto Preminger |
| Screenplay by | Ben Hecht |
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| Based on | Night Cry 1948 novel by William L. Stuart |
| Produced by | Otto Preminger |
| Starring | Dana Andrews Gene Tierney |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Edited by | Louis Loeffler |
| Music by | Cyril Mockridge |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,475,000 |
| Box office | $1 million |
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1950 American film noir directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The screenplay for the film was written by Ben Hecht and adapted by Robert E. Kent, Frank P. Rosenberg and Victor Trivas based on the novel Night Cry by William L. Stuart. The film stars Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney.
Considered by many as a classic of the film noir genre, the film displays a brand of violence "lurking below urban society", a significant noir motif.