They Live by Night
A gimcrack romance decked out in film noir finery, They Live by Night is a âkids on the runâ story, the child of Fritz Langâs You Only Live Once and parent of Bonnie and Clyde and Badlands. Three escaped prisoners on the run are holing up at the secluded cabin of the brother of their leader, where the youngest of the three first claps eyes on the brother’s daughter. In one of the great introductions in moviedom, Bowie (Farley Granger), a fresh-faced 23-year-old whoâs been in jail since he was 16, meets Keechie (Cathy OâDonnell), hat pulled down and light slanting across her face. He doesnât know how to talk to girls. But one … Read more