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Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) 7.3
Dave Burke is looking to hire two men to assist him in a bank raid: Earl Slater, a white ex-convict, and Johnny Ingram, a black gambler. Both are reluctant; but Burke arranges for Ingram's ... See full summary » Director:Robert Wise |
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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.
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Johnny Ingram
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Earle Slater
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Lorry
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Dave Burke
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Helen
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Will Kuluva | ... |
Bacco
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Kim Hamilton | ... |
Ruth Ingram
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Mae Barnes | ... |
Annie
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Richard Bright | ... |
Coco
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Carmen De Lavallade | ... |
Kittie
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Lew Gallo | ... |
Moriarty
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Lois Thorne | ... |
Edie Ingram
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Soldier in Bar
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Zohra Lampert | ... |
Girl in Bar
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Allen Nourse | ... |
Melton Police Chief
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Dave Burke is looking to hire two men to assist him in a bank raid: Earl Slater, a white ex-convict, and Johnny Ingram, a black gambler. Both are reluctant; but Burke arranges for Ingram's creditors to put pressure on him, while Slater feels humiliated by his failure to provide for his girlfriend; they eventually accept. But Slater loathes and despises blacks, and the tensions in the gang rapidly mount. Written by David Levene <D.S.Levene@durham.ac.uk>
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ex convict | explosion | ex husband versus ex wife | soldier | burn from explosion |Taglines:
By All Odds... It Stands Big And Breathless At The Top Of The List! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 October 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Wenig Chancen für morgen See more »Company Credits
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Mono (RCA)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Written by Harry Belafonte and Milton Okun
Performed by Mae Barnes and Harry Belafonte
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In some scenes, Robert Wise used infra-red film to give them a slightly distorted feel. See more »Goofs
As Robert Ryan first drives the souped up Chevy wagon, we hear him grind the gears. Later, as we watch the speedometer climb to 100 MPH, we see the left side of the Powerglide shift quadrant on the steering column. Automatic transmissions don't make gear grinding noises. See more »Soundtracks
"All Men Are Evil"Written by Harry Belafonte and Milton Okun
Performed by Mae Barnes and Harry Belafonte
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Odds Against Tomorrow is a sharp little Black-and-White noir caper movie. Robert Ryan is very good as a southern accented hateful bigot. He's teamed with the sharp dressed, compulsive gambler Harry Belafonte. Belafonte financed the movie. No doubt that's why the bouncy jazz soundtrack is so good. The movie's pairing of the two builds to an explosive finale following the heist that goes about as wrong as it could. Also starring Ed Begley is the leader of the gang. He's also excellent as the one man keeping the caper on track and keeping the two crooks from killing each other.
Here's what Begley says after one of Ryan's racial slurs:
"Don't beat out that Civil War jazz here, Slater! We're 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 stakes forever. And I don't want to hear what your grandpappy thought on the old farm down in Oklahoma! You got it?"
A worthwhile caper for fans of noir or Belafonte.
Influenced by the more comic The Asphalt Jungle