Quicksand

Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.

Cast

Mickey Rooney

as Daniel 'Dan' Brady

Jeanne Cagney

as Vera Novak

Barbara Bates

as Helen Calder

Peter Lorre

as Nick Dramoshag

Taylor Holmes

as Harvey

Art Smith

as Oren Mackey

Wally Cassell

as Chuck Davis

Richard Lane

as Lt. Nelson

Patsy O'Connor

as Millie

John Gallaudet

as Moriarity

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