Odds Against Tomorrow 1959
- Director: Robert Wise
- Seen by this director: The Sound of Music, West Side Story, I Want to Live
- Based on the book by William P McGivern
- Cast: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Ed Begley, Shelley Winters, Gloria Grahame, Will Kuluva, Kim Hamilton, Mae Barnes
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Harry Belafonte – BlacKkKlansman, Bobby, Swing Vote, Kansas City, Carmen Jones
- Robert Ryan – Something, no doubt
- Ed Begley – The Unsinkable Molly Brown, 12 Angry Men, TV series
- Shelley Winters – Alfie, A Patch of Blue
- Gloria Grahame– Oklahoma!, The Greatest Show on Earth, It’s a Wonderful Life
- Kim Hamilton – TV series
- Why? Harry Belafonte
- Seen: 28 May 2022
Three men in desperate need of money, Belafonte,
Ryan and Bagley, plan a bank heist. Things go awry, starting when Ryan’s
character reveals himself as a racist and Belfonte’s character is far from
being an Uncle Tom. Strong stuff for the 50s. Character development of these
three men and their women companions (Winters, Grahame and Hamilton) is strong.
I love black and white films. I’ve been in love with Harry Belafonte since I was five years old. It’s a beautifully crafted film with a fine sense of detail. It’s suspenseful with a stunning ending. Do not miss this classic.
5* of 5.
Nice to see you liked this one. I saw it purely for Gloria Grahame, with whom I have a most indecent relationship, but was pleasantly surprised to find a strong character study with superb acting all around, to say nothing of the haunting cinematography. Ryan was born to play villains, nasty yet subtle. Please fix that "Bagley" in the cast.
ReplyDeleteGrahame is wonderful in 'Oklahoma', one of the few things that made it watchable. Sorry about the Begley. I'll get to it. Thanks for the eagle eye :-)
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