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Nobody Lives Forever

  • 1946
  • Approved
  • 1h 40m
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7.1/10
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John Garfield and Geraldine Fitzgerald in Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Ex-GI Nick Blake gets involved in a scheme to fleece a rich, young widow, but finds himself falling for her, much to the displeasure of his racketeer cohorts.Ex-GI Nick Blake gets involved in a scheme to fleece a rich, young widow, but finds himself falling for her, much to the displeasure of his racketeer cohorts.Ex-GI Nick Blake gets involved in a scheme to fleece a rich, young widow, but finds himself falling for her, much to the displeasure of his racketeer cohorts.

  • Director
    • Jean Negulesco
  • Writer
    • W.R. Burnett
  • Stars
    • John Garfield
    • Geraldine Fitzgerald
    • Walter Brennan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean Negulesco
    • Writer
      • W.R. Burnett
    • Stars
      • John Garfield
      • Geraldine Fitzgerald
      • Walter Brennan
    • 25User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Walter Brennan, John Garfield, and Geraldine Fitzgerald in Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
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    John Garfield
    John Garfield
    • Nick Blake
    Geraldine Fitzgerald
    Geraldine Fitzgerald
    • Gladys Halvorsen
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Pop Gruber
    Faye Emerson
    Faye Emerson
    • Toni Blackburn
    George Coulouris
    George Coulouris
    • Doc Ganson
    George Tobias
    George Tobias
    • Al Doyle
    Robert Shayne
    Robert Shayne
    • Chet King
    Richard Gaines
    Richard Gaines
    • Charles Manning
    Richard Erdman
    Richard Erdman
    • Bellboy, The Marwood Arms
    • (as Dick Erdman)
    James Flavin
    James Flavin
    • Shake Thomas
    Ralph Peters
    Ralph Peters
    • Windy Mather
    Fred Kelsey
    Fred Kelsey
    • Railroad Conductor
    • (scenes deleted)
    Robert Arthur
    Robert Arthur
    • Bellhop
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Billings
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Hotel Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    John Conte
      Adrian Droeshout
      • Bar Patron
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Jean Negulesco
      • Writer
        • W.R. Burnett(uncredited)
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      • Trivia
        When Nick leaves the hospital at the beginning of the film, the patch on his uniform's left shoulder indicates he was a member of the U.S. Army's First Infantry Division, nicknamed "The Big Red One". Later in the film Nick mentions seeing destroyed churches in Italy. The 1st Inf. Division saw action in Sicily, as well as North Africa, the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach, the Battle of the Bulge and through the heart of Germany, ending up in Czechoslovakia by the end of the war.
      • Goofs
        After Nick ties his tie, he and Al walk into another room. A shadow of the boom microphone can briefly be seen on the wall to the left of the doorway.
      • Quotes

        Nick Blake: I don't wanna get rough with you unless I have to!

      • Connections
        Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
      • Soundtracks
        Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart
        (uncredited)

        Music by M.K. Jerome

        Played at Toni's nightclub

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      7/10
      Atmospheric and with a twisting plot, but lagging in the romance it implies
      Nobody Lives Forever (1946)

      This is a quirky but good film. If technically a film noir in tone and structure, it largely lacks the darkness of intention in any of the main characters. Part of this comes from the casting—John Garfield is just too sweet a guy to pull off a devious, malicious scammer, and Walter Brennan as the sidekick couldn't appear evil if he tried.

      There are some classic noir elements which make the movie fun, like a nightclub (and nightclub owner), a femme fatale (played with restraint by Faye Emerson), and a host of thugs who are convincing (this is Warner Bros. after all). The main plot is a kind of crime romance, where Garfield, an ex-con man playing a returning soldier, has half an intention to go straight but then gets roped into one last big scam. The victim is a rich young widow, and as Garfield goes after his mark he naturally falls in love. The people backing Garfield have a stake in his success and they don't like what's going on—he could just marry the widow and they'd be left in the cold.

      So there is a turning of who is against who in the scenario. And this matters, but a lot of the first half of the movie is about the growing romance between the two leads. And it doesn't quite take off. I suppose it was important to make this widow a straight up type, a "good" woman," but casting Geraldine Fitzgerald made sure the chemistry would be restrained. You do want these two very nice people to make it, but it's not spiked with anxiety enough, or dreamy highs enough, to make you quite get swept away.

      Where it gets interesting is when the thugs get in the way. The plot takes some terrific twists, and there are some some terrific atmospheric scenes at a pier in the second half of the movie, with large pumps running and the mist rolling by at night. People's better natures are revealed. A tragedy for one man becomes a lesson for our leading couple.

      Director Jean Negulesco, though not as well known as a dozen of his contemporaries, made a series of strong, highly dramatic movies after the war that are often worth watching just for their moods. Here he uses legendary cinematographer Arthur Edeson ("Casablanca," "Frankenstein") to make this mood memorable and visually stunning. Throw in the usual high standards of Hollywood, and Warner Bros., at the time and you have a lot of why this movie, whatever its flaws, is still completely absorbing. Well worth watching.
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      • Release date
        • November 1, 1946 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Niko ne zivi vecno
      • Filming locations
        • Mission San Juan Capistrano - 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA(Nick and Gladys tour the mission)
      • Production company
        • Warner Bros.
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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