Where The Sidewalk Ends

This reunites director Otto Preminger, Dana Andrews, and Gene Tierney when they did Laura. I was lucky enough to meet Dana Andrews outside the Pasadena Playhouse, I told him how much I liked The Best Years of Our Lives, he was gracious and kind.

25: Dana has a dead body with him, he accidentally killed a man and since he's already in trouble with the police department boss he's trying to cover his mistake and move the body. An upset cab driver (who plays Gene Tierney's father) knocks on the dead man's apartment door and then exits. Dana takes the dead body out of the building and ditches it. The birth of something new.

45: The police, including the actor Karl Malden, become aware of several things about the death, including that the death was an accident that happened in the apartment. Dana arrives and gets chewed out for not being at the right place at the right time. Now that I'm aware.

-45 (134 - 45 = 49): Gene's father is accused of the murder, he denies it and provides info about his whereabouts. Dana defends him but Karl insists the taxi driver is guilty. Discovery.

60: Dana gets beaten up by Gary Merrill's gang. The antagonists escape up a ladder via a hidden door in a sauna room. Dana is dazed as he talks to Gene: "Innocent people can get into terrible jams too. One false move and you're over your head." There's no going back now.

-25: Dana identifies one of the guys who beat him up. His bosses tell him his violent tactics have hurt their case to get a conviction. They want Dana to go on a vacation and "get his head fixed up, inside and out." Moments later, Dana sets out to sacrifice himself to get a conviction. Eventually, Dana helps get a conviction, including turning himself in. Since Gene Tierney expresses her love for him the story ends on a positive note. The final turning point.