Directed by:
Michael CurtizScreenplay:
Ranald MacDougallCinematography:
Ted D. McCordCast:
John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Ralph Dumke, William Campbell, Sherry Jackson, James Griffith, John Doucette (more)Plots(1)
Michael Curtiz brings a master skipper’s hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood’s second crack at Ernest Hemingway’s "To Have and Have Not". John Garfield stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, takes on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity. Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Wallace Ford), as well as the playful come-ons of a cheeky blonde (Patricia Neal), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality - and his marriage - further than he’ll admit. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![John Garfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/936/161936893_a3e3ef.jpg)
John Garfield
USA
Best movies:
Anni difficili (1948)
Juarez (1939)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
![Patricia Neal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/387/164387842_01a4a8.jpg)
Patricia Neal
USA
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV movie)
![Phyllis Thaxter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/778/157778983_15755c.jpg)
Phyllis Thaxter
USA
Best movies:
Act of Violence (1948)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
The Breaking Point (1950)
![Juano Hernandez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/829/161829749_2276f7.jpg)
Juano Hernandez
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
![Wallace Ford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499962_80107a.jpg)
Wallace Ford
UK
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Freaks (1932)
The Rainmaker (1956)
Ralph Dumke
USA
Best movies:
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
![William Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362155_617caf.jpg)
William Campbell
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Breaking Point (1950)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
![Sherry Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/599/167599846_1i5b84.jpg)
Sherry Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
The Breaking Point (1950)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
![James Griffith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712209_15d5e5.jpg)
James Griffith
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
Spartacus (1960)
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
![John Doucette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779805_ca9ab7.gif)
John Doucette
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Cleopatra (1963)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Jack Mower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/332/160332802_ec610a.jpg)
Jack Mower
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Peter Brocco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883000_972dce.jpg)
Peter Brocco
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Robert B. Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256220_6a16e2.jpg)
Robert B. Williams
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
North by Northwest (1959)
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Len Hendry
USA
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
North by Northwest (1959)
![David McMahon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/595/159595073_a6cbba.jpg)
David McMahon
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
![Charles Horvath](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/933/159933897_aa8154.jpg)
Charles Horvath
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Spartacus (1960)
![John Alvin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/199/160199554_a530c6.jpg)
John Alvin
USA
Best movies:
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Carrie (1952)
![Victor Sen Yung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/445/161445148_241573.jpg)
Victor Sen Yung
USA
Best movies:
The Good Earth (1937)
Woman on the Run (1950)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Edmon Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Storm Warning (1951)
The Breaking Point (1950)
Battleground (1949)
Juan Duval
Spain
Best movies:
Anthony Adverse (1936)
The Breaking Point (1950)
The Razor's Edge (1946)