No renewal found Free in the US since 1 January 1979, on the registry's reading: registration LP2950 of 1950 by Samuel H. Stiefel Productions was not renewed in the volumes searched. Record.
Check before citing the shot count. Few shot boundaries: 76 shots in 1:19:02 is under one a minute. The detector misses cuts on dark, faded or damaged prints and treats dissolves as continuous; the count is a floor, not a measurement. A 24:14 shot at 47:14 (shot 30): either a static hold or a run of missed cuts. Treat it as unverified.
How this page was made
76 shots over 1:19:02, read from the Internet Archive copy Quicksand_clear (Quicksand.mp4, 640×480, 29.97 fps). Shot boundaries by PySceneDetect's adaptive detector; each frame links to the Archive's player at that second. Registry dossier: QuicksandNo renewal found. JSON
Measurements: black-and-white film on its keyframes (0 of 76 shots judged colour), average shot 62.4s long, a frontal face detected in 30% of keyframes. Shots are detected automatically and each is represented by its midpoint frame.
Released 1950 (Internet Archive). Credited cast, film-level, from archive description: Mickey Rooney, Peter Lorre. A cast credit does not place an actor in any particular beat.
3 beats in 3 sequences, cut automatically at shot boundaries scored on picture change, pauses in speech, topic shifts, on-screen text and cutting rhythm (each beat says why it starts where it does). Each is annotated by a vision-language model from four sampled frames and the transcript lines in it, as observations with evidence; anything the frames and lines do not support is left null. Machine annotation (Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct), checked automatically: quotes must be verbatim, names must be spoken, "visible" events are sampled to a second model. 3 of 3 beats annotated, 3 passed the checks, 0 flagged.
Beats
Passages cut at shot boundaries and annotated by a machine from four sampled frames and the transcript lines in them. Each beat says why it starts where it does and what was checked; sequences are visual groups, not scenes.
Model synopsis: A man in a leather jacket interacts with colleagues and a woman in a shop, discussing money, social plans, and past relationships. The setting includes a shop counter and a street scene with a large clown face, indicating a mix of work and leisure environments.
Model synopsis: A light-colored sedan drives on a street lined with trees and buildings. No people are clearly visible inside or outside the car, and no dialogue is present in this beat.
Model synopsis: A man and a woman are in a car with a police officer; a man runs under a pier; the film's cast list is shown. A radio broadcast reports on a manhunt for a suspect named Brady, who is accused of assaulting a man named Mackey and is believed to have a gun.
Two police officers stand on a pier near motorcycles. [frame:2]
A man runs under a pier. [frame:3]
The film's cast list is displayed on screen. [frame:4]
Named: Dan (t:71:48), Helen (t:77:58). 9 people observed.
Machine transcription of the Archive copy's audio with Whisper large-v3-turbo (temperature 0); the model heard it as en. 940 segments kept, 231 dropped as the kind of hallucination the model produces over music and silence. Each timestamp links to the Archive's player at that second. This has not been checked against the film and can be wrong.
1:33 It's not very good around here, but there's a big run of Marlin up Tijuana.
1:36 We're taking a party down there Sunday morning. How do you like this guy? Gets paid to go fishing while we slave over a hot carburetor. You said it.
1:43 Hey, Dan, we got room for one more. Why don't you come along? When are you going to get back? Late Monday night. Monday night? That lets me out. I couldn't get Monday off.
2:01 I told her you wasn't in for the 19th time. Good, good.
2:04 How do you like this guy? There's a dam I trade my right arm for and he gives it the runaround. Maybe he's found a new dish. No, I spent four years in the Navy fighting for freedom. Why get anchored down now? Besides, he was getting too serious.
2:15 - Your wedding bells, huh? - It'll get louder and louder. I figured she's too nice to string along.
12:04 Cut that, you silly punks! You hear me? I'll save you all the trouble of growing up, you... What's the matter? Cut that out, you want to break the machine. Oh, Nick.
17:47 How about that salary loan outfit? The one that's always yacking on the radio. Walk in with an honest face, walk out with a pocket full of dough.
19:01 At the hub where I buy my clothes. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll call that credit manager, and if he says you're okay, you can take the watch right with you. Okay?
19:09 Now, there, let's get it on and show you what it looks like.
19:17 How much could you let me have on this ticker?
30:03 - Oh, Beth! - Take your dirty hands off of her home. - Take your hands off of her home. - I do what I want. - Don't you hear me? - I do what I want.
31:26 When are you going to tell me what we're celebrating? We're supposed to be celebrating something? Oh, got to be. Last night you were spending dollar bills and tonight it's 50s.
33:16 I don't know any guy named Shorty, and I won this dough in a crab game, see? Oh, now, sure you did. Sure you did, Danny. Let's spend some of it, huh?
36:46 David. Yes? Here are the plates for the green sedan. See who's ready for delivery in the morning. Yes. Oh, and David, let me catch you putting in ten gallons of gas this time. Six is plenty. Yes, sir.
37:07 There goes the last new car we'll have this month. I've got to get it tonight or blow town tomorrow.
37:21 Hey, Dan. Dan, I, uh... I was just thinking if, uh... I'm not gonna take Helen out anymore. I thought maybe I'd give her a call sometime. Yeah, sure. Why don't you do that, Jack?
39:04 You let go of this and I'll go of this. You let go of it and I'll let go of it. Okay.
39:08 What are you going to do with the car? That's not all of your business anymore. Well, I'll tell you I'm...
39:14 I sold it to a gambler friend of mine. He's driving it home to Nevada. I see that he does. I don't want him around town here. It's not the kidding.
39:20 - Don't worry, he's going home tonight. - No, sir.
40:01 Do? Yeah. I could tell the police about it right this minute. But I don't know whether that would help me get back the car or not. You understand?
40:11 No, I, uh... I don't. Now, I'm not interested in sending anybody to jail, Brady. I'm interested in getting back that car.
40:22 I don't know why you're telling me all this, Mr. McClendon. Oh, yes, you do. An employee of this firm stole that sedan.
40:30 And I happen to know who it is because it was seen.
40:34 If you're trying to pin this thing on me, Mr. McGinn. Now, don't try to run any bluffs, please. How many times do I have to tell you that? You don't have to tell me anything. All you have to do is to get that car down here parked out in front before I get down tomorrow.
40:47 What if I haven't got it? What if I don't know where it is? But you did have it and you do know where it is. Well, I don't anymore.
41:00 it three thousand dollars three thousand dollars what that only less for 1950 you don't think i'd sell to you at least three thousand dollars where would a guy like me get any dough like that almost everybody's got a family someplace where folks would go to a lot of trouble to keep a man out of jail not much now look i'll give you 24 hours brady i want the money or i want the automobile now let
42:26 So I'm in a worse jam than ever. My boss is going to throw me in the brig if I don't get a hold of 3,000 bucks or else. Where am I going to get a hold of 3,000 bucks?
42:39 I know where there's three or four thousand dollars. Yeah, First National Bank. No, not in any bank. But we can get at it. We can get at it easy. All you have to do is to break a little catch lock on a rickety old door. You can pry it open with your fingernails.
43:17 There'll be thousands of dollars there tonight.
43:19 What would Nick be doing with that kind of thing? He charges people for cashing checks. Today's a big payday. A lot of them will bring their checks in in the morning before the banks open. And he doesn't even have a safe. He hides it.
44:04 It's only old Snoop. - Who? The landlady. She's always looking for trouble. You know, I had a news program on the air the other night, and she busted in and tried to tell me I had a man in my room.
48:39 Did you get the money? Yeah. I heard shooting. What happened? The night watchman saw me. Well, you took a big chance tonight and you got away with it. You ought to be tickled to death. Well, I'm not. I feel like I'm being shoved into a corner and if I don't get out soon, it'll be too late. Maybe it's too late already. But you can stop worrying.
48:56 Now you've got the money in your pocket to pay your way out. Yeah. Yeah, that's right. I've got the money. That'll square everything on it. I wonder how much there is. Feels like a lot.
49:07 Let's take it up to my room and count it. All right.
50:31 Maybe you'd rather I'd call the cops. Why, you old bad-letters! Shut it out, will you? We don't want any trouble, especially now. Maybe I ought to go.
51:26 Well, Brady. Well? I didn't see that green sedan when I came down this morning. No, you didn't, did you? Does that mean you can't get it back? Does it mean anything you want it to mean?
51:36 Well, then I assume you intend to pay for the car instead. Oh, do you?
57:03 Like I'm telling you, he said I stole the car.
57:05 Gave me a lot of hooey about somebody seeing me drive away.
57:09 I'm all mixed up. Let me get this thing straight. He said that he saw you drive that car away. And that ain't all. Yesterday he called me in his office and he had some screwy idea. I should get three thousand bucks for my old man to pay for the seat. Now how nuts can a guy get?
57:20 He didn't know anything at all. He was just fishing around. Putting up pressure on everybody hoping something would turn up. Yeah, I should have let him have one talking to me like that.
57:26 Some of these days that old man is going to get his neck in a sling.
58:22 How? Never mind. Pack your things. Stop clowning, Danny. How? I'm not clowning. He tried to call the cops. I had to take the phone away from him.
1:01:51 Where does a dame like you get a coat like this? I bought that coat with my own money. You take your dirty hands off it. I'll bet you did. I can prove it. I got a receipt.
1:02:04 Alaska Furriers, 917 Main Street. Received at Vera Novak $1,800.
1:02:10 Well, looks like Nick had the right hunch, Schmidt. Nick?
1:02:13 What do you suppose brought us here? Last night somebody stole $3,600 of Nick's money, and today you paid $1,800 for a fur coat.
1:02:20 Looks like you and your boyfriend split Nick's bankroll right down the middle. I don't know what you're talking about. Give me back my coat. Don't worry about your coat, sister. We'll take it right with us. Bring her along, Smitty. We'll check on Mackie on the way down to the station.
1:03:03 What are you doing here? I could see you were in trouble, so I got rid of Chuck and came down.
1:03:08 Get out of here, quick. What is it, Dean? What's the hole up in the auto-pond? What do you know about that hole? I saw you hiding in the alley that night. The night that Millie and I walked by.
1:03:17 I couldn't see your features, but I knew that it was you. But then I thought maybe I was imagining things. You know how it is when you love someone. You think you see them 50 times a day. But a minute later you called my name and I turned around and there you were at the head of the alley.
1:03:31 Then we heard about the hold up in the auto park and I saw the look on your face. Is that all? That's all. Well, why don't you get out and let me get started? I saw the police come out of the house with her. Are they after you two? What if they are? What businesses are yours? But I can help you.
1:03:48 I don't get it. Why do you want to help me? When things were going my way, all I ever gave you was a runaround. Now that I'm in a jam, why don't you get smart and stay away from me? I've been away from you too long, and it isn't any good. Don't you think I know I'm dumb to throw myself at a guy that doesn't want me? Don't you think I know I'm a fool to stand on the street corner for an hour just waiting for you to come out of a door? I know all that, but I can't help it. I fell in love with you the first time I saw you, Ted.
1:04:18 since Helen waited for me outside the garage. Have you been dancing lately, she said, and all I had to do was say, well, I did, let's go out tonight. If I'd have said that, I wouldn't be running away from the cops tonight with a murder hanging over my head.
1:05:55 Telling her about it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. And it was Helen who came up with the idea of Mexico. We decided to head for an inland town like Hermosillo, where not many tourists come. A man could be safe for 50 years in a place like that.
1:06:25 Oh, it's the main bearing. It'll take a couple of days to fix.
1:06:28 Well, then we'll have to hitchhike. And get there by morning, we'd never make it. We have to make it.
1:06:35 Oh, Helen, I've had the right girl all the time and was too dumb to know about it. If we ever get out of this thing... We're gonna get out of it.
1:06:43 I've got an idea. This is the baby that's going to get us there. What are you going to do with that? Get us a lift, honey. I'll lift straight through to Mexico. Come on. Careful.
1:07:09 Get in quick. Don't try any funny stuff. I don't want to hurt you. All right.
1:07:13 No changes get going. Turn south on the highway, keep her under 50 and don't go through any red lights, you understand me?
1:07:34 May I ask where we're going? Just keep driving, you'll find out.
1:07:43 You know what you're getting into. This isn't a car theft. It's kidnapping. No one asked you. I don't want your advice. You hear me? Well, I happen to be a lawyer. Maybe... Maybe you can keep your mouth shut, too. No, Dan. Let him talk. He might be able to help. She's right. Whatever it is you're running away from, this is worse. Kidnapping is a capital offense. They can hang you for it.
1:08:17 How about the girl? You leave her out of it. She had nothing to do with you. Understand me? I believe that. But will the police? Look, son. I can see this girl means something to you. Why don't you tell me what happened? For her sake. She'd need a lawyer sooner or later.
1:08:42 If you're sure you could keep her in the clear. If she's innocent,
1:08:47 whole story and it's the truth truth i don't know where to begin start at the beginning
1:09:00 the guy was a lawyer and maybe he could help helen so i told him the whole story i told him about sticking up shorty in the auto park and about breaking into the penny arcade in the middle of the night i told him about beer and nick and old man mackie i told him everything that had happened
1:09:18 I see. Now, the first thing you want to know is where the girl stands. That's right. She's in the clear. They can't touch her. Oh, but how about Dan? You said maybe it wouldn't be murder. It might be manslaughter. Oh, it's murder, all right.
1:09:34 I might be able to get him off with second degree. They'd have a hard time proving premeditation. Second degree? That'd mean life, wouldn't it? It could.
1:09:47 There's one discrepancy in your story. It's worth checking up on because if we get the right answer, murder is out. Manslaughter, too. What do you mean? How do you know he's dead? Well, he's dead, that's all. His head fell over on the desk like he was dead. It would do that if he were unconscious. Did you feel his pulse or listen for a heartbeat? No, I didn't. Men don't die easily. They take a lot of killing.
1:10:18 I can imagine Mackey sitting in a police station right now, telling the desk man what a narrow escape he had.
1:10:25 If he only was alive, Helen, if he only was alive, I'd give myself up to the first cop that came along. He's an all-night restaurant. Why don't I use their phone to find out how Mackey is? Why don't you keep on driving, too? I'll tell you how Mackey is. He's dead. That's what. He's dead. Oh, but Dan, maybe he isn't. No, he is. I know he isn't. Listen to you. I didn't want to kill anybody.
1:10:47 funny stuff, I'll... I'll blow a hole right through you. What day is this, Helen? It's Saturday. No, it isn't. It's Sunday morning. We still have a couple of hours before daylight. We can still make it. Turn this car around. Where are we going now? Remember Buzz Larson?
1:11:17 He's taking a fishing party way down past San Diego this morning. If we can get to the pier in time, I can go with him. To Mexico? Way past the Mexican border. Step on it, will you?
1:11:38 Yeah. Yeah, there it is. Down there. We made it.
1:11:48 We'd better hurry. I'd better hurry, not you. Oh, I'm going with you, Dan. There's no harbor below San Diego. I'll have to swim in from the sea. But I'm going with you, Dan. You've taken too many chances already. I've got to go on by myself from here. I'll send for you as soon as I get a job. You know that, don't you, baby? Yes, but... Oh, Dan, don't go. I'm so afraid. There's nothing to be afraid of. Hey, wait a minute. Maybe there is. How are we going to keep this guy from going to the cops till after the boat pulls out of the harbor? I'll keep him away. Give me the gun. I wouldn't do that if I were you. Why not?
1:12:17 in the clear. She won't be if she takes that gun. After that, she'll be an accessory. Oh, don't listen to him, Dan. You've got to get away from the clear. No, he's right. You've got to be kept out of this. That's all that's important now. Would you take my word for something? I might. As a citizen, I have to notify the police, but as...
1:12:43 - If I can. - Don't wait until the boat pulls out of the harbor. Leave now. - I'll get her out of here right away. - Thanks.
1:13:11 And you haven't seen Brady since noon Monday? No, I haven't. And you haven't heard from him either? Nope. Wait a minute, I just remembered. He phoned me Monday afternoon. For any particular reason? Yeah, I owed him 20 bucks. He said he needed it. There's a news broadcast at 6 o'clock. I want to hear it before I talk to the authorities. ...regarding every airport, every bus depot, and every railroad station in a determined effort to prevent the killer's escape.
1:13:36 this morning, officers threw roadblocks across both state highways, and are now stopping all outbound cars. But at last reports, McDonald was still at large. McDonald? Meanwhile, police officers Truxton and Chandler are dead, and Deputy Sheriff Allen P. Janis was taken to the emergency hospital with two bullets in his thigh. I'll get it a little louder. Closer to home, Beach City authorities are seeking garage mechanic Daniel Brady, 26, an employee of the Mackey Motor Company. Late yesterday evening, watchman Michael J. O'Brien, while making his regular nightly
1:14:06 rounds discovered the unconscious body of oran mackie president of the automobile agency lying in his office mackey regained consciousness at st mark's hospital shortly after midnight and named brady as his assailant he's alive now you want to watch yourself run into that kid
1:14:23 what's dangerous about him he's got mackie's gun
1:14:36 Who's that for then? That might be our boy. Take a look at him.
1:16:53 I'm coming, Dan. It's all right. You didn't kill him, Dan.
1:16:58 Hey, what's going on? What happened? Cops. They shot a cops. I heard about it on the radio. I heard about who? Who? Oh, the guy that killed a couple of cops. He raised the cops.
1:17:06 I don't know. They shot somebody. Yeah, here he is. He ain't worried, Bigger. Take care of him. I'm out. Great, I'll stand back, folks. Jim Rohn. There's a guy that got shot right there.
1:17:20 Now, where'd you say your automobile was? On the pier, right over there. Fine, well, put him in the car and I'll drive him straight to the hospital, if that's all right with you. Certainly. You didn't save much time instead of waiting for the ambulance. I wouldn't have shot you, honey. I thought you had a gun. What'd you do with it? I dropped it. What do you think they're going to give me?
1:17:36 before no no well I think we can rule out the watch and the $20 bill
1:17:41 They'll probably charge you with the holdup.
1:17:43 Stealing the car and breaking into the Penny Arcade.
1:17:46 That could add up to anything from one to ten years.
1:17:50 But since you're a first offender, my guess is that it'll be nearer one than ten. Whatever it is, I'll take it.