An otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| John Garfield | ... | Harry Morgan | |
| Patricia Neal | ... | Leona Charles | |
| Phyllis Thaxter | ... | Lucy Morgan | |
| Juano Hernandez | ... | Wesley Park | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | F.R. Duncan | |
| Edmon Ryan | ... | Rogers | |
| Ralph Dumke | ... | Hannagan | |
| Guy Thomajan | ... | Danny | |
| William Campbell | ... | Concho | |
| Sherry Jackson | ... | Amy Morgan | |
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Donna Jo Boyce | ... | Connie Morgan |
| Victor Sen Yung | ... | Mr. Sing | |
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Fishing boat captain Harry Morgan charters his boat. Due to strained finances, he is none too careful as to whom he does business with. Real trouble erupts when Harry hires out his boat to transport four men who turn out to be criminals on the lam from a racetrack heist. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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charter boat | san diego california | boat captain | armed robbery | smuggling |Taglines:
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Leona Charles: [dismissively] All that trouble for an egg.
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(uncredited)
Music by Sam H. Stept
Lyrics by Sidney Clare
Sung by Patricia Neal in the bar
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Identified by critic Thom Andersen as an example of "film gris", a suggested sub-category of film noir incorporating a left-wing narrative. See more »Goofs
When Harry goes to look at the plaques and pictures on the wall, the positions of some change between the longer shot and the close-up where he straightens the picture of the PT boat - most noticeably the plaque with his medal ribbons. See more »Quotes
Harry Morgan: Don't you like cock fights?Leona Charles: [dismissively] All that trouble for an egg.
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Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone(uncredited)
Music by Sam H. Stept
Lyrics by Sidney Clare
Sung by Patricia Neal in the bar
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Country:
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6 October 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Santa Anita Park - 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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I just saw this movie in the last week at a recent Film Noir Festival here in San Francisco. Garfield owns this role as a down on his luck captain of his boat. He is willing to take shady deals to make money for him and keep his family (his two young daughters) with money. His wife played by Phyllis Thaxter gives a fine turn as a wife and mother. Patricia Neal is smooth and dangerous in her role as a two timing blonde broad. The daughters that played the kids were effective and smart like their ages were depicted. Garfield's mate Wesley Park was very good in his role of Garfiled's suffering partner. The reptilian role of the attorney was convincing and nasty. The final minutes of the movie had me choked up with the performances from Garfield and Thaxter. Another great movie by Michael Curtiz. Why isn't this movie on DVD?