Where the Sidewalk Ends

A superb film noir featuring hardboiled dialogue, two great leads and no small amount of tension.

  • Director

    Otto Preminger

  • With

    Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill

  • USA 1950. 94min

  • Digital 4K (restoration)

  • Certificate

    12A

Preminger reunited with his Laura stars for a more cynical and grittier film noir. Andrews plays a troubled NYPD detective, who meets Tierney’s character as she becomes embroiled in his investigation. When an interrogation goes awry, the detective makes a decision that sets him on a path of subterfuge and manipulation. Shot on the streets of New York, this classic thriller captures the city in all its tawdry complexity.