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I Walk Alone

1947 · 97 min

A brooding, shadowy noir that simmers with betrayal and quiet menace, drawing you into a world of broken loyalties and hard-won redemption.

Tagline
Once I trusted a dame... now I Walk Alone
Overview
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • justice
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Byron Haskin
Written by
Charles Schnee
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Wendell Corey, Kristine Miller, George Rigaud, Marc Lawrence, Mike Mazurki
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
Leo Tover
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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