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I Walk Alone (1947)

I Walk Alone (1947)

Drama Crime

Once I trusted a dame... now I Walk Alone

Release Date: 1947, December 31
Directors: Byron Haskin
Countries: United States of America
Production: Hal Wallis Productions, Paramount Pictures
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Franklyn Farnum, Harold Miller, Olin Howland, Gino Corrado, Bess Flowers, Mickey Knox, Brooks Benedict, Mike Lally, Bert Moorhouse, Brick Sullivan

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.

Keywords:

new york city double cross film noir based on play or musical black and white release from prison retribution former best friend handshake corrupt businessman bootlegger man out of time payback nightclub singer accounting fraud nightclub owner former gangster greedy man former partner betrayed by a friend signed confession moral reformation verbal agreement