BREAKING POINT - DVD-1950-JOHN GARFIELD-CRITERION COLLECT

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• Release Year: 1950
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
• Plot: Michael Curtiz brings a master skippers hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywoods second crack at Ernest Hemingways 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 moralityand his marriagefurther than hell admit. Hewing closer to Hemingways novel than Howard Hawkss Bogart-Bacall vehicle does, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtizs effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield.
• Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Edmon Ryan, Ralph Dumke, Guy Thomajan, William Campbell, Sherry Jackson, Donna Jo Boyce, Victor Sen Yung, John Alvin, Peter Brocco, Mary Carroll, Spencer Chan, John Close, John Doucette, Juan Duval, Norman Field, Alex Gerry, Donna Gibson, H.W. Gim, Dick Gordon, James Griffith, Helene Hatch, Len Hendry, Juan Hernández, George Hoagland, Charles Horvath, Tommy Lee, Benny Long, Bob MacLean, Paul McGuire, David McMahon, Beverly Mook, John Morgan, Jack Mower, Norman Phillips Jr., Gregg Rhinelander, Glen Turnbull, Paul Vierro, Robert Williams, Michael Curtiz, Ranald MacDougall, Ernest Hemingway
• Director: Michael Curtiz
• Runtime: 1:37
• Company: The Criterion Collection, Warner Bros Pictures
• Media Format: Movie