L'Homme aux abois

Original title: I Walk Alone

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Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.

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Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Maurice
(as George Rigaud)

Marc Lawrence

Nick Palestro

Mike Mazurki

Mickey Knox

Skinner

Roger Neury

Felix

Bobby Barber

Newsboy
(uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

John Bishop

Ben
(uncredited)

Charles D. Brown

Police Lt. Hollaran
(uncredited)

Gino Corrado

George
(uncredited)

James Davies

Masseur
(uncredited)

Jean Del Val

Henri--Chef
(uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

Hijack Driver
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This was the first film in which Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster were teamed. In total, they made seven films together.

Goofs
(at around 1h 27 mins) The main characters are travelling back to the city. After they pay the toll-booth attendant to cross a bridge, the car they are travelling in is seen speeding along beneath some elevated railway tracks. However, it is seen driving on the left side of the road, rather than the right side, for the USA. Some signage in the background is also reversed. An editing error (i.e., footage got spliced in upside down) or it was deliberately put in this way to give the viewer the impression the car was travelling west to east.

Quotes
Nick Palestro: For a buck, you'd double-cross your own mother.
Skinner: Why not? She'd do the same to me.

Connections
Edited into Les cadavres ne portent pas de costard (1982)

Soundtracks
Don't Call It Love
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Music by Allie Wrubel
Dubbed by Trudy Stevens (uncredited)
[Kay (Lizabeth Scott) sings the song at the club]

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A fine, underrated film-noir

After waiting for years to see this fine film-noir, I finally did today. Two young hoodlums (Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas) are running illegal booze into another county during prohibition and get chased by the cops. The two separate after one of the cops is killed, and Douglas escapes, but Lancaster is caught and goes to jail. 14 years later, Lancaster is out and finds that Douglas has gone legit and is the owner of a major nightclub and doing quite well. Lancaster feels Douglas owes him something, and wants to become a full partner. Douglas then makes plans to eliminate him. Part of Douglas's plans include using his own mistress (Lizabeth Scott) to lead Lancaster on. A good thriller all around,predictable at times but very stylish, gritty and involving all the time. A "can't miss" for noir-fans.