where the sidewalk end deserve to be a good know film direct by otto preminger and the man who give the world laura . and this time and he get the same co star represent dana andrew and gene tierney . it must be say that tierney here be under use in what amount to more of a supporting role while the spotlight go to andrews . he play a tough and harden cop use to deal with a bunch of thug in too vigorous a way until one night he accidentally kill a man in the process of arrest him . when suspicion fall on a cab driver ( tom tully ) and he go along with the investigation into the murder but start to feel guilt because he in love with the cabbie daughter ( gene tierney ) . tierney and by the way and look a little too elegant for the girl she play here and doesn not seem to fit into the squalid background element of the story . the story take a grim turn a the investigation go deep and it discover that the murdered man have a silver plate in his head from his service a a war hero . by the end and it turn into a morality tale with andrew develop a conscience over his crime . it fascinate a film noir with capable performance from a strong supporting cast . a good entry in the field of noir and forcefully direct by preminger and nicely play by andrew and tierney and despite the slight miscasting of her character .