They Live by Night

Based On the book by Edward Anderson

They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir notable for being the directorial debut of Nicholas Ray and starring Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger. Based on Edward Anderson's Depression-era novel Thieves Like Us, the film follows a young fugitive who falls in love with a woman and attempts to begin a life with her. The film opened theatrically in London in August 1948 under the title The Twisted Road and was released in the United States by RKO Radio Pictures as They Live by Night in November 1949. Although the film received favorable reviews from film critics, it was a box-office failure, losing the studio $445,000 (equivalent to $6.02 million in 2025).

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Release date:

1948

Director:

Nicholas Ray

Cast:

Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Ian Wolfe

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Film noir

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1948 in adaptations