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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.1 / 100
1951·Drama / Film-Noir / Crime·1h 22m

ON DANGEROUS GROUND

“In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!”

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

Above the Line
Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino·DirectorA.I. Bezzerides·ScreenplayNicholas Ray·AdaptationGeorge E. Diskant·Director of PhotographyBernard Herrmann·Original Music ComposerRoland Gross·Editor
Cast
Ida Lupino·Mary MaldenRobert Ryan·Jim WilsonWard Bond·Walter BrentCharles Kemper·Pop DaleyAnthony Ross·Pete SantosEd Begley·Capt. BrawleyIan Wolfe·Sheriff CarreySumner Williams·Danny MaldenGus Schilling·LuckyFrank Ferguson·Willows
Full Crew
(27 credits)
Directing· 2
Nicholas Ray·DirectorIda Lupino·Director
Writing· 4
A.I. Bezzerides·ScreenplayNicholas Ray·AdaptationA.I. Bezzerides·AdaptationGerald Butler·Novel
Camera· 4
George E. Diskant·Director of PhotographyLandon Arnett·Assistant CameraOllie Sigurdson·Still PhotographerRalph Wildman·Grip
Editing· 2
Roland Gross·EditorPhil Brigandi·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Bernard Herrmann·Original Music ComposerPhil Brigandi·SoundVirginia Majewski·MusicianC. Bakaleinikoff·Music DirectorClem Portman·Sound
Art & Design· 5
Albert S. D'Agostino·Art DirectionRalph Berger·Art DirectionMel Berns·Makeup ArtistDarrell Silvera·Set DecorationHarley Miller·Set Decoration
Production· 2
John Houseman·ProducerSid Rogell·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 3
Harold E. Stine·Special EffectsLarry Germain·HairstylistCecil Shephard·Cableman
By the Numbers
79.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind On Dangerous Ground's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tense, Dramatic, Romantic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a central image of a man and a woman in a close embrace, looking into each other's eyes, against a light background with a house and s”

dramafilm-noir
Key Elements
House
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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