---
title: 'They Live by Night (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicholas Ray'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-live-by-night-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040872/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# They Live by Night (1948)

1948 · 95 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir notable for being the directorial debut of Nicholas Ray and starring Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger. Based on Edward Anderson's Depression-era novel Thieves Like Us, the film follows a young fugitive who falls in love with a woman and attempts to begin a life with her.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicholas Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-ray)
- **Screenplay:** [Nicholas Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-ray), [Charles Schnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-schnee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Producer:** [John Houseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-houseman)
- **Director of Photography:** [George E. Diskant](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-e-diskant)
- **Editor:** [Sherman Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherman-todd)

## Cast

- [Jay C. Flippen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-c-flippen)
- [Cathy O'Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-o-donnell)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Howard da Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-da-silva)
- [Helen Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-craig)
- [Will Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-wright)
- [William Edward Phipps](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-edward-phipps)
- [James Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-nolan)
- [Harry Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-harvey)
- [Byron Foulger](https://cinepixo.com/people/byron-foulger)
- [Farley Granger](https://cinepixo.com/people/farley-granger)

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