Mark Dixon, détective

Original title: Where the Sidewalk Ends

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7.5/10

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Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Mark Dixon, détective (1950)

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Cop Drama Film Noir Police Procedural Crime Drama

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win total

Hoodlum
(uncredited)

David Bauer

Sid Kramer
(uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Pool Hall Patron
(uncredited)

Neville Brand

Steve
(uncredited)

Barry Brooks

Thug
(uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Railroad Baggage Clerk
(uncredited)

Oleg Cassini

Oleg
(uncredited)

John Close

Hanson
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This is the last in a series of films that Otto Preminger made as a director-for-hire for Twentieth Century Fox in the 1940s. The series includes Laura (1944), which also stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, Crime passionnel (1945) and Le mystérieux docteur Korvo (1950).

Goofs
When Dixon is staging the murder scene after Ken Paine' death, he is gloveless. A few seconds later he has gloves on both hands.

Quotes
[to Detective Dixon]
Insp. Nicholas Foley: Your job is to detect criminals, not to punish them.

Crazy credits
The opening credits start as chalk writing on a sidewalk with someone walking over them and whistling.

Connections
Featured in Gene Tierney: Final Curtain for a Noir Icon (2008)

Soundtracks
Street Scene
(uncredited)
Music by Alfred Newman
Whistled during opening credits

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Terriffic film noir

If all "film noirs" were this good, we would have a lot more of them. If someone were to ask me what is one I would tell them to go see this movie as a perfect example. This a 50 year old movie that doesn't feel old. In other words, nothing sounds corny and stupid as others of the time. Dana Andrews had a real hard edge on his shoulder much different than in The Best Years Of Our Lives. Without giving anything away, I recommend seeing this movie "cold" like I did and be thoroughly entertained.