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Plot

Farley Granger plays a casually larcenous New York City mailman who steals a shipment of money. Granger's excitement over this windfall turns to terror when he discovers that the money was part of a transaction between gangsters. Harassed by both crooks and cops, Granger lives to regret his impulsive theft--especially when it is tied in with a murder. The story is wrapped up in spectacular fashion with a climactic car chase. Farley Granger's costar in Side Street is Cathy O'Donnell; both were on loan to MGM from Samuel Goldwyn, and both were banking on their previous successful teaming in RKO's They Live By Night.
MPAA Rating:
G
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
83min.
Theatrical Release Date:
03/06/1998
Director(s):
Anthony Mann
Starring:
Farley Granger , Cathy O'Donnell , James Craig , Paul Kelly , Jean Hagen
Themes:
Cons and Scams,Crime Gone Awry
Tone:
Atmospheric,Claustrophobic,Menacing,Tense
Keywords:
blackmail,chase,city,clerk,desperation,employment,escape,false-accusation,friendship,gangster,guilt,hidden,hide-out,home,killing,leader,loot,mail,motel,nightclub,on-the-run,payment,payoff,police,postman,problems,refugee,return,robbery,shoot-out,society,street,town,wound [injury]