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I Walk Alone
Once I trusted a dame... now I Walk Alone
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.
- Original title
- I Walk Alone
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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John Chard
Feb 9, 2020 · via TMDB
For a buck, you'd double-cross your own mother. I Walk Alone is directed by Byron Haskin and adapted to screenplay by Charles Schnee, Robert Smith and John Bright from the play written by Theodore Reeves. It stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey. Music is by Victor Young and cinematography by Leo Tover. Frankie Madison (Lancaster) returns to New York after 14 years in prison. Noll Turner (Douglas), Frankie's former partner in bootlegging, is now a wealthy nightclub manager, and Frankie is expecting him to honor a verbal '50:50' agreement they made when he was caught and Noll got away... This is perfect noir foil for the three main stars, Lancaster is all macho mismanagement and edgy, Douglas is suave, cunning and intense, while Scott smoulders and portrays her conflicted character with believable confusion and an earnest yearning for worth. The story intrigues mainly through Frankie being a man out of his time, after serving 14 years in prison, he comes out to find the underworld he once knew has changed considerably. Yet he wants what is his and will put himself through the mangler in the old day way to get what he thinks he rightly deserves. Kay Lawrence (Scott) isn't a femme fatale, she just borders the type by default until the truth will out and the story arc folds inwards (love the way Tover lights her scenes). Douglas revels in being a villain, and the Noll Turner character gives him the chance to smarm, charm and trample on anyone who could affect his monetary gains. And so it is left to Corey as Dave to round out the key affecting perfs. He's the man closest to Frankie, but as a milquetoast type of lawyer, he has, while Frankie was in prison, helped legally cover the financial angles for Noll Turner. All characters are entering noirville and it makes for a satisfying experience for fans of such. 7/10
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Burt Lancaster
Frankie Madison
Lizabeth Scott
Kay Lawrence
Kirk Douglas
Noll "Dink" Turner
Wendell Corey
Dave
Kristine Miller
Alexis Richardson
George Rigaud
Maurice
Marc Lawrence
Nick Palestro
Mike Mazurki
Dan
Mickey Knox
Skinner
Bobby Barber
Newsboy (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
George (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
Henri the Chef (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John George
Little Man at Newstand (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bruce Lester
Charles (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Toll Booth Policeman
William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Policeman (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Heinz (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Butcher (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
Tiger Rose (uncredited)
Franz Bachelin
Art Direction
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Byron Haskin
Director
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Charles Schnee
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Dec 31, 1947
Kansas City, Kansas
Jan 16, 1948
