Details

Release year: 1948

Storyline

An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

Top credits

Directors

Nicholas Ray

Writers

Cast

Cathy O'Donnell — Keechie
Farley Granger — Bowie
Howard Da Silva — Chickamaw
Jay C. Flippen — T-Dub

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Did you know

• The film's opening action sequence was shot by a helicopter camera, placed on a gyro-stabilized mount. At the time of this production, aerial helicopter photography was not common. Although helicopters had been used in filming by 1947, mainly for aerial views or landscapes, this is one of the first times an action scene was filmed from the sky. The most difficult thing about it was to keep the actors in focus. It took four takes; they eventually chose the second one.

• The opening helicopter shot was the first scene that Nicholas Ray ever directed.

• Farley Granger personally recommended Cathy O'Donnell for the role of Keechie.