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On Dangerous Ground (1951)

Directed by Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino · Cinematography by George E. Diskant

Approved82 min64 frames

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On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — Two men stand closely together against a dark, nocturnal background. Both men look forward with…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a woman seated in a patterned chair. Two men stand near a table with a…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: wide — A rocky, barren landscape covered in patches of white sand and large stones. A man wearing a suit…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: wide — A snowy, barren landscape is viewed through the dark pine branches of a tree. Two individuals walk…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains an upright piano and a floral-patterned chair. A man in a dark coat…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — Three men in fedoras and overcoats sit together inside the dark interior of a car. The man on the…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: wide — An open, snow-covered landscape stretches toward a treeline beneath an overcast gray sky. One man in…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room at night features two men near a small table. A man in a suit reaches cautiously…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: fullbody — A man stands on a rugged, snow-dusted hillside under a bright sky. Large rock formations flank…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A group of men in suits and fedoras stand in a row inside a building. They hold their hats at their…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A woman crawls across a vast snow-covered field in front of a rustic wooden building. Laundry hangs…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A furnished interior space with a patterned curtain and framed artwork on the wall. A woman stands…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A man stands in the threshold of a dark wooden building against a bright background. He peers out…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — Two men huddle closely together against a rough, textured stone wall in bright daylight. One man…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains an oil lamp and an iron-framed bedstead. A woman leans over a person…On Dangerous Ground (1951) movie still: medium — A snowy field with a pine tree in the left foreground of the frame. A woman stands by the tree and…
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What is On Dangerous Ground about?

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

On Dangerous Ground is a 1951 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, produced by John Houseman, and starring Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides based on the 1945 novel Mad with Much Heart by Gerald Butler.

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What does the cinematography of On Dangerous Ground look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of On Dangerous Ground leans on medium shots (55% of the sample) and wide compositions (17%). Cinematographer George E. Diskant keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 58% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of On Dangerous Ground?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of On Dangerous Ground (1951) are #050505, #2f2f2f, #8f8f8f, #6c6c6c, #cecece, #484848 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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