DramaCrime

I Walk Alone

- Once I trusted a dame... now I Walk Alone

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.

Release Date : 1947-12-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hal Wallis ProductionsParamount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Frankie Madison

Original Name : Burt Lancaster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kay Lawrence

Original Name : Lizabeth Scott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Noll "Dink" Turner

Original Name : Kirk Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Wendell Corey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alexis Richardson

Original Name : Kristine Miller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maurice

Original Name : George Rigaud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nick Palestro

Original Name : Marc Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dan

Original Name : Mike Mazurki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skinner

Original Name : Mickey Knox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Felix

Original Name : Roger Neury

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Brooks Benedict

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben (uncredited)

Original Name : John Bishop

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles D. Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : George (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masseur (uncredited)

Original Name : James Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henri the Chef (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Del Val

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hijack Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmie Dundee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Little Man at Newstand (uncredited)

Original Name : John George

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed the Watchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Olin Howland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Lally

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Lester

Gender : Male

Character Name : Det. Schreiber (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Merrill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Mills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toll Booth Policeman

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Perrin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heinz (uncredited)

Original Name : Dewey Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Butcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Cap Somers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tiger Rose (uncredited)

Original Name : Freddie Steele

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

For a buck, you'd double-cross your own mother. I Walk Alone is directed by Byron Haskin and adapted to screenplay by Charles Schnee, Robert Smith and John Bright from the play written by Theodore Reeves. It stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey. Music is by Victor Young and cinematography by Leo Tover. Frankie Madison (Lancaster) returns to New York after 14 years in prison. Noll Turner (Douglas), Frankie's former partner in bootlegging, is now a wealthy nightclub manager, and Frankie is expecting him to honor a verbal '50:50' agreement they made when he was caught and Noll got away... This is perfect noir foil for the three main stars, Lancaster is all macho mismanagement and edgy, Douglas is suave, cunning and intense, while Scott smoulders and portrays her conflicted character with believable confusion and an earnest yearning for worth. The story intrigues mainly through Frankie being a man out of his time, after serving 14 years in prison, he comes out to find the underworld he once knew has changed considerably. Yet he wants what is his and will put himself through the mangler in the old day way to get what he thinks he rightly deserves. Kay Lawrence (Scott) isn't a femme fatale, she just borders the type by default until the truth will out and the story arc folds inwards (love the way Tover lights her scenes). Douglas revels in being a villain, and the Noll Turner character gives him the chance to smarm, charm and trample on anyone who could affect his monetary gains. And so it is left to Corey as Dave to round out the key affecting perfs. He's the man closest to Frankie, but as a milquetoast type of lawyer, he has, while Frankie was in prison, helped legally cover the financial angles for Noll Turner. All characters are entering noirville and it makes for a satisfying experience for fans of such. 7/10