Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Ida LupinoMary Malden
- Robert RyanJim Wilson
- Ward BondWalter Brent
- Charles KemperPop Daly
- Anthony RossPete Santos
- Ed BegleyCapt. Brawley
- Ian WolfeSheriff Carrey
- Sumner WilliamsDanny Malden
- Gus SchillingLucky
- Frank FergusonWillows
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Tribune
Great direction, script (A.I. Bezzerides), score (Bernard Herrmann). [25 Aug 2006, p.C7] - 90
Time Out
Aided enormously by George Diskant's high contrast camerawork and by Bernard Herrmann's stunning score, which emphasises the hunt motif in Ryan's quest, it's a film of frequent brilliance. - 88
Slant Magazine
The urban harshness of the city is contrasted with the austere snowy countryside for some of the most disconcertingly moving effects in all film noir. Despite the violence and the steady intensity, a remarkably pure film. - 88
USA Today
Bernard Herrmann's great score punches up a brutal urban crime pic suddenly turned tender romance between a tough cop (Robert Ryan) and a blind woman (Ida Lupino). [21 Jul 2006, p.14D] - 83
IndieWire
The Bernard Hermann score adds another dimension. - 80
Chicago Reader
One of the loveliest of Nick Ray's movies: this 1952 feature begins as a harsh film noir and gradually shifts to an ethereal romanticism reminiscent of Frank Borzage. - 80
The Observer (UK)
A noir classic by the distinguished team of producer John Houseman and director Nicholas Ray. [06 Jan 2013, p.43] - 60
TV Guide Magazine
On Dangerous Ground is tautly directed by that master of stark dramas, Nicholas Ray. Ryan and Lupino give sterling performances but the story line is broken up into two distinct segments, which lessens the film's impact and cohesiveness.
