Directed by:
Abraham PolonskyScreenplay:
Abraham PolonskyCinematography:
George BarnesComposer:
David RaksinCast:
John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor, Howland Chamberlain, Paul Fix, Barry Kelley, Paul McVey, Roy Roberts, Beatrice Pearson, Beau Bridges (more)VOD (1)
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In this classic Film Noir, an ambitious but unscrupulous lawyer (John Garfield) works for the mob, and scents the prospect of a personal fortune when he helps concoct a plan that will merge all of New York City's numbers rackets into a single powerful and unbreakable operation. But one of them is run by his own brother (Thomas Gomez), who is much happier as an independent, mainly because it allows him to apply his own ethical standards to prevent innocent people from being corrupted by his shady activities. And it's the Cain-and-Abel clash between them that gives the film its tragic dimension. (Arrow Academy)
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I probably expected much more, considering it's a film that significantly influenced Scorsese. The film would have had a greater impact on me either at the time it was made or when I was still a child. However, at present, it's a film that, while cruel, isn't something that would put me into a complete trance just from watching it.
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