They Live by Night
They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray (his first feature film) and starring Farley Granger as "Bowie" Bowers and Cathy O'Donnell as "Keechie" Mobley. It was based on Edward Anderson's Depression era novel Thieves Like Us.
Plot
Bowie (Granger) escapes from prison with bank robbers Chicamaw (DaSilva) and T-Dub (Flippen); the three take shelter with Chicamaw's brother, who operates a service station, and niece, Keechie (O'Donnell). The robbers have concocted a plan whereby they secure a car, rob a bank and use part of the money to help T-Dub's sister-in-law get her husband out of prison. Bowie wants money to hire a lawyer, whom he believes will be able to easily prove that he was unjustly convicted of murder.
More details
| author | Charles Schnee Nicholas Ray |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Nicholas Ray |
| editor | Sherman Todd |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | bank robber car accident force getaway car hunt injured married police officer strand young people |
| musicBy | Leigh Harline |
| producer | John Houseman |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | film noir |