They Live by Night
A young man sentenced for an accidental killing escapes from jail with two professional crooks. He marries the daughter of one and tries to go straight, but is caught up with by the others, and killed by the police in a roundup. Baed on Edward Anderson's novel.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Keechie Mobley Cathy O'donnell
- Bowers, 'Bowie' Farley Granger
- Elmo 'One Eye' Mobley, 'Chickamaw' Howard Da Silva
- Henry 'T-Dub' Mansfield Jay C. Flippen
- Mattie Mansfield Helen Craig
- Mobley Will Wright
- R. T. Waters, young farmer William Phipps
- Hawkins Ian Wolfe
- Hagenheimer Harry Harvey
- singer Marie Bryant
- jeweler Will Lee
- Schreiber Jim Nolan
- Commander Hubbell Charles Meredith
- Alvin Lambert Teddy Infuhr
- Lambert Byron Foulger
- Rudy, plumber Guy Beach
- [young wife] Regan Callais
- [Robert Mansfield] Frank Marlowe
- [porter] J. Louis Johnson
- [Mrs Schaeffer] Myra Marsh
- [policeman] Tom Kennedy
- [policeman] Ralph Dunn
- [short order man] Stanley Prager
- [motorcycle policeman] Fred Graham
- [parking lot attendant] Lewis Charles
- [boy at parking lot] Jimmy Dobson
- [girl to be married] Marilyn Mercer
- [boy to be married] Dan Foster
- [waitress] Lynn Whitney
- [bus driver] N. L. Hitch
- [mother] Carmen Morales
- [shadow] Paul Bakanas
- [shadow] Mickey Simpson
- [Herman] Boyd Davis
- [Tillie] Kate Lawson
- [girl at parking lot] Gail Davis
- [man in tuxedo] Curt Conway
- [waiter in nightclub] Chester Jones
- [drunk in nightclub] Douglas Williams
- [nurse in park] Helen Crozier
- [boy in park] Jimmy Moss
- [girl] Jane Allen
- [Mrs Haviland] Eula Guy
- [.] Russ Whiteman
Credits
Direction
- Director Nicholas Ray
- Assistant Director James W. Lane
- Script Supervisor Mercy Weireter
Production
- Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
- Producer John Houseman
- [Production Manager] James Anderson
Writing
- Screenplay Charles Schnee
- Adaptation Nicholas Ray
- Based on the novel 'Thieves Like Us' by Edward Anderson
Photography
- Director of Photography George E. Diskant
- [Helicoptor Photography] Paul Ivano
- [Camera Operator] Emmett Bergholz
Stills
- [Stills] Oliver Sigurdson
Special Effects
- [Process Photography] Kenneth Peach
- Special Effects Russell A. Cully
Editing
- Editor Sherman Todd
Design
- Art Director Albert S. D'agostino
- Art Director Al Herman
- Set Decorator Darrell Silvera
- Set Decorator Maurice Yates
Costumes
- [Costumes] Adele Balkan
Make-up
- Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau
- Hair Stylist Helen Grizuk
Music
- Music Leigh Harline
- Music Director C. Bakaleinikoff
Sound
- [Sound Recording] Roy Meadows
- Sound John L. Cass
- Sound Clem Portman
Consultant
- [Helicoptor Pilot] Knute Flint
