When a robbery goes wrong, Nick Robey panics and shoots a cop. Desperate to get off the streets, Nick seeks refuge at a public pool and meets Peggy, a lonely and trusting girl. After establishing a romance with Nick, Peggy brings him home to meet her parents and, in a panic, Nick reveals his true identity. Now the whole family is under Nick’s control and poor Peggy must now choose between her beloved parents or her beloved criminal.
This is a really interesting film. A customer has told me repeatedly that I had to watch this movie, so I rented it yesterday and it made for thrilling entertainment tonight.
When a robbery goes wrong, Nick Robey panics and shoots a cop. Desperate to get off the streets, Nick takes refuge in a public pool and there, he meets Peggy, a lonely and trusting girl whose teaching herself to swim. After sparking a romance with Nick, Peggy brings him home to meet her parents and Nick, in a panic, reveals his true identity. Both Peggy and her family are horrified, but they are now all under Nick’s control and, with her home being used as a criminal’s refuge and her family under constant threat, Peggy must choose between her beloved family and her beloved criminal.
Filmed in black and white, this movie is a chilling drama that is a great conveyance of the human under pressure. What’s brilliant about this film is the fact that everyone is under pressure. It’s not just Nick, but the entire family that he’s threatening in his panicked state. It’s a classic example of flight or fight and with its brilliant performances and original story; it makes for great night-in entertainment.
John Garfield stars as Nick Robey and he was brilliant. He delivered a chilling performance that was panicked, threatened, under pressure, clever, aggressive, and occasionally charming. He was just great.
Shelley Winters stars as Peggy and she was gorgeous. You have to admire Shelley Winters; she just does something to the screen. I don’t know what it is, but she just keeps you enthralled. She played a character not so dissimilar to that in Lolita, only much more conservative and shyer, and she does invoke that feeling of sympathy: “oh you’re not very lucky in love are you, you poor thing”. Well, I loved her from start to finish.
Starring Wallace Ford, Selena Royle Robert Hyatt, Gladys George, and Norman Lloyd, He Ran All the Way was a thrilling drama that was filled with threats, romance, swimming, shootings, and an ending you never expected. It’s really is a great film.
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