He knew where $50,000 lay begging to be STOLEN!
An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and bleak.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Mar 20237/10
Ed Begley is "Burke", an ex-cop with an axe to grind. He owes a load of cash too, so conceives a clever plan to relieve a bank of a rather large sum of money. He has two accomplices in mind. The first is the dapper, debonaire "Ingram" (Harry Belafonte), the latter the grittier "Slater" (Robert Ryan). Initially, neither are interested in his scheme but "Burke" knows which buttons to press, and soon the three are planning the daring heist. To be honest, the plot itself is really nothing special. It's the three leading performances that make this stand out. The racial tensions between "Slater" and "Ingram" are palpable and as the story develops, it's clear that they are just as likely to shoot the other as they are to co-operate in the robbery. That gradually accumulating mistrust and open hostility is well presented by Robert Wise as the denouement looms (admittedly, with a certain degree of predictability) and things come to an head. I never found Ryan to be a particularly versatile actor - but here his is perfectly cast, generating a malevolence that speaks volumes about attitudes in the USA in the late 1950s. Gloria Grahame makes the briefest of supporting appearances, as does She
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Sep 20159/10
Whatsoever Thy Hand Findeth To Do. Do It With Thy Might. Odds Against Tomorrow is directed by Robert Wise and adapted to screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Nelson Gidding from the novel written by William P. McGivern. It stars Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Ed Begley, Shelley Winters and Gloria Grahame. Music is by John Lewis and cinematography by Joseph C. Brun. Don't beat on that Civil War jazz here Slater. We are all in this together - each man equal. And we're taking care of each other, it's one big play, our one and only chance to grab sticks forever. And I don't wanna hear bout what your Grandpappy thought on the old farm down on old Oklahoma. You got it? A seething ball of fatalism, pessimism and racism, Odds Against Tomorrow packs a firm handed noir punch. At the core it's a tale of 3 men doing a heist, each man with their own reasons for breaking the law, to tackle what looks to be a simple job. Begley is a bitter ex-cop, Ryan a loser living off of his girlfriend, and Belafonte likes to gamble on the horses, only he's not very good at it and now his financial provider wants cashing in - or there are bigger prices to be paid... All men are evil. Wise is in no hurry here, he
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Cast
- Robert RyanEarle Slater
- Harry BelafonteJohnny Ingram
- Ed BegleyDave Burke
- Shelley WintersLorry
- Gloria GrahameHelen
- Will KuluvaBacco
- Kim HamiltonRuth Ingram
- Mae BarnesAnnie
- Richard BrightCoco
- Carmen De LavalladeKittie
Crew
- Robert WiseDirector
- Abraham PolonskyScreenplay
- Nelson GiddingScreenplay
- William P. McGivernNovel
- Joseph C. BrunDirector of Photography
- John LewisOriginal Music Composer
- Dede AllenEditor
- Robert WiseProducer
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