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I Walk Alone is a american film of genre Drama directed by Byron Haskin released in USA on 16 january 1948 with Burt Lancaster
I Walk Alone (1948)
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Add to a movie listI Walk Alone is a 1948 film noir directed by Byron Haskin, his directorial debut, and starring Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, and Kirk Douglas.
This was the first of several films that Lancaster and Douglas made together over the decades, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Devil's Disciple (1959), Seven Days in May (1964), and Tough Guys (1986), establishing the pair as something of a team in the public's imagination. Douglas was always billed under Lancaster but, with the exception of I Walk Alone, their roles were usually more or less of the same importance.
Synopsis
Frankie Madison (Burt Lancaster) and Noll "Dink" Turner (Kirk Douglas) are rum-running partners during Prohibition. They get into a shootout with some would-be hijackers after their liquor, attracting the attention of the police. The two men split up, but not before making a bargain that if one is caught, he will still get an equal share when he gets out of jail. Frankie is sent to prison for 14 years. When he is finally set free, he goes to see Noll.Actors
Burt Lancaster
(Frankie Madison)
Lizabeth Scott
(Kay Lawrence)
Kirk Douglas
(Noll "Dink" Turner)
Wendell Corey
(Dave)
George Rigaud
(Maurice)
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