{"id":56386,"date":"2020-12-07T09:44:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=56386"},"modified":"2020-12-07T14:21:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T21:21:22","slug":"they-live-by-night-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=56386","title":{"rendered":"They Live By Night (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I like opening my eyes and seeing you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-NIght-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-NIght-Poster-115x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-56398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-NIght-Poster-115x300.jpg 115w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-NIght-Poster-49x128.jpg 49w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-NIght-Poster-104x270.jpg 104w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-NIght-Poster.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn ex-con (Farley Granger) who has just escaped from prison with two compatriots &#8212; Chickamaw (Howard Da Silva) and T-Dub (Jay C. Flippen) &#8212; falls in love with the daughter (Cathy O&#8217;Donnell) of a collaborating gas station owner (Will Wright) and they are quickly married by an officiant (Ian Wolfe) who knows they&#8217;re on the run. Will Keechie (O&#8217;Donnell) and Bowie (Granger) &#8212; who is pressured into committing more crimes with Chickamaw and T-Dub &#8212; have a chance at happiness together, or will the determined wife (Helen Craig) of Chickamaw&#8217;s still-imprisoned brother take advantage of her knowledge of the criminals&#8217; whereabouts?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Criminal Couples On the Run<\/li>\n<li>Ex-Cons<\/li>\n<li>Farley Granger Films<\/li>\n<li>Newlyweds<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Ray Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nNicholas Ray&#8217;s feature debut was this adaptation of Edward Anderson&#8217;s Depression-era novel <em>Thieves Like Us<\/em> (remade <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8138\">under its original title by Robert Altman<\/a> in the 1970s). At this point in his young career, Farley Granger had just three films under his belt &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41218\"><em>The North Star<\/em> (1943)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45020\"><em>The Purple Heart<\/em> (1944)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18528\"><em>Rope<\/em> (1948)<\/a> &#8212; while Cathy O&#8217;Donnell was best known for her breakthrough role in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40673\"><em>The Best Years of Our Lives<\/em> (1946)<\/a>; together, they present an authentically fresh-faced couple who clearly can&#8217;t get a break, yet are given the gift of each other &#8212; for at least a short while. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple-1024x634.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"396\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple-1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple-1536x951.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple-436x270.png 436w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Couple.png 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ray effectively portrays a hard-edged world in which the future happiness of a young criminal (Granger insists he was innocent when sent to jail as a teenager) is dependent on his collaboration with career-long crooks, who have no interest in giving up their life of crime, and ineluctably draw Granger back in time and again. O&#8217;Donnell, meanwhile, has been stuck living with criminals her entire life:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell-1024x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell-1536x954.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell.png 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and is naively desperate for a viable chance at romance and a &#8220;normal&#8221; life. Of course, everything about their courtship and marriage is tinged by the inevitable fatality of living life on the lam, so we mostly watch their travails with a sense of sadness and doom.  <\/p>\n<p>The film is atmospherically shot throughout, presenting a shadowy world of criminality and deception, but also moments of tentative intimacy. O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s loyalty to Granger exists in parallel with that of Helen Craig&#8217;s Mattie, who will stop at nothing to secure the funds needed to free her own man, and plays a pivotal role in the film&#8217;s resolution. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2-427x270.png 427w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still2.png 1607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other supporting performances are strongly drawn as well &#8212; most notably Howard Da Silva as malicious yet insecure one-eyed Chickamaw:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5-1024x645.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5-1536x967.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5-429x270.png 429w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Still5.png 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Ian Wolfe as a man used to marrying couples under all kinds of hurried circumstances:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding-1024x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding-1536x953.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wedding.png 1629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Byron Foulger as an innkeeper eager to tutor his young son (Teddy Infuhr) in the ways of his craft. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger-1024x645.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger-1536x967.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger-429x270.png 429w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Foulger.png 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many have pointed out that this film bears similarities to Fritz Lang&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42341\"><em>You Only Live Once<\/em> (1937)<\/a>, and it is also often cited as the forerunner to <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4421\"><em>Bonnie and Clyde<\/em> (1967)<\/a> &#8212; but Ray brings his own unique sensibility to the genre of &#8220;criminal couples on the run&#8221;; this one remains worth a look.    <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Farley Granger as Bowie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5-1024x649.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5-1536x974.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5-426x270.png 426w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Granger5.png 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cathy O&#8217;Donnell as Keechie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5-1024x639.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5-1536x959.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5-432x270.png 432w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-ODonnell5.png 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many memorable supporting performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva-1536x945.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva-439x270.png 439w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Da-Silva.png 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen-1536x966.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen-429x270.png 429w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Flppen.png 1629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe-1536x956.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe-434x270.png 434w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Wolfe.png 1657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2-1536x966.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2-430x270.png 430w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Craig2.png 1621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Highly atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography-432x270.png 432w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Cinematography.png 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds-1024x664.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds-1536x996.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds-416x270.png 416w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/They-Live-By-Night-Newlyweds.png 1621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a powerful <em>noir<\/em> debut by a master filmmaker. Listed as a Cult Movie and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. Nominated as one of the Best Pictures of the Year in Peary&#8217;s <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040872\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1949\/11\/04\/archives\/they-live-by-night-starring-cathy-odonnell-and-farley-granger-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/450\/they-live-by-night#articles-reviews?articleId=74653\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/they-live-by-night\/review\/120335\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2363side.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/td>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I like opening my eyes and seeing you.&#8221; Synopsis: An ex-con (Farley Granger) who has just escaped from prison with two compatriots &#8212; Chickamaw (Howard Da Silva) and T-Dub (Jay C. Flippen) &#8212; falls in love with the daughter (Cathy O&#8217;Donnell) of a collaborating gas station owner (Will Wright) and they are quickly married by an officiant (Ian Wolfe) who knows they&#8217;re on the run. Will Keechie (O&#8217;Donnell) and Bowie (Granger) &#8212; who is pressured into committing more crimes with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=56386\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56386"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56448,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56386\/revisions\/56448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}