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Fishermen Jonah Goodwin and Olaf Johnson are confronted by gangster Harold Goff who tries to extort "boat protection" money out of the two men. Afraid to go to the law, the two men decide to take matters into their own hands after Goff falls in love with Jonah's daughter Stella. Written by
Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Trivia
For this film, which was based on
Irwin Shaw's play "The Gentle People", nearly all of the characters' names were changed from the play.
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Quotes
Jonah Goodwin:
She's fifteen minutes younger than the Roman Empire.
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Connections
Version of
Gentle People (1969)
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Soundtracks
"Whistle While You Work"
(uncredited)
Music by
Frank Churchill
Played when Caroline comes downstairs looking for Olaf
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This story features John Garfield at his nastiest. He is a dirty little thug who spends his time beating up poor fishermen in order to extort money from them. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does as later in the movie Garfield not only wants one sailor's money but his lovely daughter as well! But, because Garfield is tough and ruthless, no one seems willing to go to the police or stand up to him in any other way. However, how this dilemma was solved was very atypical of Warner Brothers movies of this era and helps to raise this picture above most others. I won't divulge the exact ending, but it really tied the movie together well and felt very real as well as satisfying.