Side Street

 Farley Granger and Kathy O’ Donnell, who clicked in the film noir classic, They Live by Night, again appear as two young lovers in this 1949 film directed by Anthony Mann. As usual, after one mistake their lives go from bad to worse. The film ends with one of the first car chases in film history. 83m. CC.

The film also features Jean Hagan as a down and out night club singer. Hagan was a fine actress best known for her role as Lina Lamont, the nasty silent screen star in Singing in the Rain. James Craig, usually an appealing leading man, plays a brutal killer. 

It can also be said that New York City plays a featured role. From the opening helicopter shot above the Empire State Building to the closing car chase shot in a deserted Wall Street on a Sunday morning, cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg's camera gives us an extraordinary view of the City and its life at mid-century. ###

Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger