Night and the City (1950)

Location: Home
Seen Before: No
Rating: 4.0

In both this and Pickup on South Street, Richard Widmark looks like, at any moment, he will pull a small blade from his inside pocket and slice you right up, all the while grinning and laughing. He is like the precursor to Alex in A Clockwork Orange--always ready to explode. There's a lot to like about Night and the City, but Widmark makes it devilish fun to watch unfold.