Side Street

Mar 23, 1950

1h 23m

★ 6.4

Where temptation lurks!

Overview

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Side Street Trailers

Cast

Joe Norson

Farley Granger

Ellen Norson

Cathy O'Donnell

George Garsell / Mr. Howard

James Craig

Capt. Walter Anderson

Paul Kelly

Harriette Sinton

Jean Hagen

Emil Lorrison

Paul Harvey

Victor Backett

Edmon Ryan

Det. Stan Simon

Charles McGraw

Nick Drumman / Stevenson

Edwin Max

Lucille 'Lucky' Colner

Adele Jergens

Larry Giff (cabdriver)

Harry Bellaver

Harold Simpson (chief teller)

Whit Bissell

Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.

7.3

Odd Man Out

Jan 30, 1947

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

6.6

Railroaded!

Sep 25, 1947

A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.

5.8

The Dark Past

Dec 22, 1948

A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.

7.4

Panic

Jan 15, 1947

Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, he feels drawn to a pretty young newcomer to town and discovers that his neighbors are only too ready to suspect the worst of him.

5.8

Portland Exposé

Aug 11, 1957

The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.

6.2

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

Aug 17, 1945

George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows signs of falling in love.

5.9

Johnny Angel

Oct 25, 1945

George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.

5.3

Street of Chance

Oct 3, 1942

In this Cornell Woolrich thriller, a man's memory is recovered after being injured by falling construction material. Discovering a year-long lapse, he returns to his old life and discovers a lot of mysterious happenings.

6.3

Moontide

May 29, 1942

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

6.5

Ladies in Retirement

Sep 9, 1941

Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.

6.7

My Name Is Julia Ross

Nov 8, 1945

Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.

6.2

Berlin Express

May 1, 1948

In post-war Europe, a diverse group of passengers aboard a U.S. Army train to bombed-out Frankfurt becomes involved in a Nazi assassination plot.

7.0

Violent Playground

Jan 14, 1958

A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.

7.3

Jigsaw

Aug 21, 1962

A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England. Local D.I. Fred Fellows and D.S. Jim Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield. _-= Based on the novel "Sleep Long My Love" by Hillary Waugh and Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the late 1930's =-_

5.5

Underworld Beauty

Mar 25, 1958

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his insatiable taste for Miyamoto's precious stones.

6.0

The Sun Sets at Dawn

Nov 1, 1950

A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and sentenced to be executed.