They Live by Night

They Live by Night (1949) starring Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, Howard da Silva. After a successful bank robbery, Bowie (Granger) gets in a car accident. His partners leave him behind, and the next day he and Keechie (O'Donnell) go on the run together. The rest of the movie is about Bowie and Keechie and their adventures running from the law. It's a surprisingly well acted, well scripted and well directed movie. Although an unhappy ending is guaranteed, the film still hangs together and makes for compelling viewing. (The subtitles supplied are somewhat hard to read. Closed captions are not available.) Grade: B+