Alley arcade, walk, steps, yard, terrace, and close. While both a court and close are usually defined as blind alleys, or "cul-de-sacs", several in London are throughways, for example Cavendish Court, a narrow passage leading from Houndsditch into Devonshire Square, and Angel Court, which links King Street and Pall Mall. Bartholomew Close is a narrow winding lane which can be called an alley by virtue of its narrowness, and because through-access requires the use of passages and courts between Little Britain, and Long Lane and Aldersgate Street. In an old neighbourhood of the City of London, Exchange Alley or Change Alley
Blind Alley (film) subgenre. "Blind Alley" was presented on "The Screen Guild Theatre" February 25, 1940. The adaptation starred Edward G. Robinson and Joseph Calleia. Blind Alley (film) Blind Alley is a 1939 crime drama film directed by Charles Vidor. Chester Morris plays a prison escapee who hides out with his gang in the home of a noted psychologist, played by Ralph Bellamy. Though a prisoner, the doctor begins delving into his captor's psyche. The film was adapted from the Broadway play of the same name by James Warwick. It was remade as "The Dark Past", with William Holden in the Morris role