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  • On Dangerous Ground (1951)
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    82 min | Drama, Film-Noir
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Approved
82 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Rough, violent city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain who sends him upstate to a snowy mountain town to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.
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Writers
A.I. Bezzerides (screen play) (adaptation) | Nicholas Ray (adaptation) | Gerald Butler (novel "Mad with Much Heart")
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Updated Dec 12, 1951

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Dec 12, 1951 (United States)
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Cast

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62 cast members
Name Known for
Ida Lupino
Mary Malden Mary Malden   See fewer
Robert Ryan
Jim Wilson Jim Wilson   See fewer
Ward Bond
Walter Brent Walter Brent   See fewer
Charles Kemper
Pop Daley Pop Daley   See fewer
Anthony Ross
Pete Santos Pete Santos   See fewer
Ed Begley
Capt. Brawley Capt. Brawley   See fewer
Ian Wolfe
Sheriff Carrey Sheriff Carrey   See fewer
Sumner Williams
Danny Malden Danny Malden   See fewer
Frank Ferguson
Willows Willows   See fewer
Cleo Moore
Myrna Bowers Myrna Bowers   See fewer
Olive Carey
Mrs. Brent Mrs. Brent   See fewer
Richard Irving
Bernie Tucker Bernie Tucker   See fewer
Patricia Prest
Julie Brent (as Pat Prest) Julie Brent (as Pat Prest)   See fewer
Roy Alexander
Town Resident (uncredited) Town Resident (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Arnold
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Vince Barnett
George (uncredited) George (uncredited)   See fewer
Leslie Bennett
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
A.I. Bezzerides
Gatos (uncredited) Gatos (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Birdsill
Town Resident (uncredited) Town Resident (uncredited)   See fewer
Vernon Birdsill
Town Resident (uncredited) Town Resident (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Borden
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
John Breen
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
William Challee
Thug (uncredited) Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Cokes
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
G. Pat Collins
Sgt. Wendell (uncredited) Sgt. Wendell (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Conlin
Doc Hyman (uncredited) Doc Hyman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Devlin
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Homer Dickenson
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Dillaway
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Drum
Stretcher-Bearer (uncredited) Stretcher-Bearer (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Dupuis
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Dyger
Possé Member (uncredited) Possé Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Budd Fine
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Dee Garner
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronnie Garner
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Gosser
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Hammond
Fred (uncredited) Fred (uncredited)   See fewer
Clint Hardenbrook
Possé Member (uncredited) Possé Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Hodgson
Man Walking on Snowy Hill (uncredited) Man Walking on Snowy Hill (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Jenkins
Town Resident (uncredited) Town Resident (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay Jenkins
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Lally
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Kate Drain Lawson
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Lee
Helen (uncredited) Helen (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Linke
Possé Member (uncredited) Possé Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Murphy
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
William J. O'Brien
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Nestor Paiva
Bagganierri (uncredited) Bagganierri (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Persson
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen Roberts
Charlie (uncredited) Charlie (uncredited)   See fewer
Tracey Roberts
Peggy Santos (uncredited) Peggy Santos (uncredited)   See fewer
Vera Stokes
Mother (uncredited) Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Nita Talbot
Woman in Bar (uncredited) Woman in Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Taylor
Hazel (uncredited) Hazel (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Terrell
Crook (uncredited) Crook (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Thompson
Man Walking on Snowy Hill (uncredited) Man Walking on Snowy Hill (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Tovey
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Andy Vaughan
Town Resident (uncredited) Town Resident (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Joel Weiss
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Yager
Town Resident (uncredited) Town Resident (uncredited)   See fewer
Esther Zeitlin
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
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