Desperate

1947
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1h 13m

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Raymond Burr, Steve Brodie, Douglas Fowley, and Audrey Long in Desperate (1947)

A young married couple flee both the police and a gangster out for revenge.A young married couple flee both the police and a gangster out for revenge.A young married couple flee both the police and a gangster out for revenge.

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6.7/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Steve Brodie

Steve Randall

Audrey Long

Anne Randall

Raymond Burr

Walt Radak

Douglas Fowley

Pete

William Challee

Reynolds

Jason Robards Sr.

Ferrari
(as Jason Robards)

Freddie Steele

Shorty

Lee Frederick

Paul E. Burns

Uncle Jan

Ilka Grüning

Aunt Klara
(as Ilka Gruning)

Ernie Adams

Villager
(uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Simon Pringle
(uncredited)

Leon Alton

Bus Passenger
(uncredited)

George Anderson

Man on Train
(uncredited)

William Bailey

Traveling Salesman
(uncredited)

George Barrows

Train Passenger
(uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Dr. Wilson
(uncredited)

Robert Bray

Policeman with Lt. Ferrari
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This was the only theatrical feature film in which Steve Brodie received top billing.

Goofs
When Anne is on the train, she reads a newspaper about the warehouse holdup. The first paragraph below the headline is about the robbery, but the rest of the column is about something else entirely.

Quotes
Policeman with Lt. Ferrari: [referring to Radak] Say, Lieutenant, he must have died right at the stroke of midnight. What date'll I use?
Ferrari: [indifferently] Toss a coin.

Connections
Featured in Noir Alley: Desperate (2018)

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8/10

Mann makes great B films.

This is a TOUGH film, incredibly stylised. This is the essence of the 40's film noir (just take a look at the scene where a beating takes place in a basement, lit by a single swinging overhead light, fantastic). Burr is great as the gangleader.