Quicksand is a United Artists film noir starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre in a story about a garage mechanic's descent into crime. The film has been described as "film noir in a teacup a pretty nifty little picture" in which Rooney "cast himself against his Andy Hardy goody goody image." 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, each of his misdeeds more serious than the last. His descent is sped along by his heartless and morally lacking boss Oren Mackay , and the seedy owner of a penny arcade on Santa Monica Pier, Nick Dramoshag . Brady and Vera split when Vera purchases a mink coat with money Brady has stolen. Brady's still-loyal but unappreciated former girlfriend Helen then reenters the scene and tries to woo him back.
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| Release date: | March 24, 1950 |
| Directed by: | Irving Pichel |
| Runtime: | 79 Minutes |
| Editor: | Walter Thompson, Walter A. Thompson |
| Music by: | Louis Gruenberg |