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Odds Against Tomorrow ()

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In need of quick money, a fallen former cop recruits a hard-bitten ex-con and a debt-ridden nightclub singer to pull off a bank job. But as the animosity between them boils over, the entire plan threatens to implode.
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Ingram
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Slater
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Lorry
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Burke
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Helen
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Bacco
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Ruth
Mae Barnes ...
Annie
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Coco
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Kitty
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Moriarity
Lois Thorne ...
Eadie
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Soldier in Bar
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Girl in Bar
Allen Nourse ...
Police Chief
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Bank Guard (uncredited)
Chris Barbery ...
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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Carousel Boy (uncredited)
Mary Boylan ...
Bank Secretary (uncredited)
Eric Burroughs ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Floyd Ennis ...
Solly (uncredited)
John Garden ...
Bus Station Announcer (uncredited)
Stanley Greene ...
PTA Member (uncredited)
Burtt Harris ...
Jonesy (uncredited)
Fred Herrick ...
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Paul Hoffman ...
Garry (uncredited)
Robert Jones ...
Guard (uncredited)
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Club Employee (uncredited)
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Car Accident Driver (uncredited)
Lou Martini ...
Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Maro May ...
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Ed Preble ...
Hotel Juno Clerk (uncredited)
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Club Hostess (uncredited)
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Cannoy (uncredited)
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Hotel Juno Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Ronnie Stewart ...
Man with Dog (uncredited)
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Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Clint Young ...
Cop (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Wise

Written by

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William P. McGivern ... (based on a novel by)
 
Abraham Polonsky ... (screenplay by) (as John O. Killens) and
Nelson Gidding ... (screenplay by)
 
John O. Killens ... (front for Abraham Polonsky)

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Harry Belafonte ... co-producer (uncredited)
Phil Stein ... associate producer
Robert Wise ... producer (produced by)

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John Lewis

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Joseph C. Brun

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Dede Allen

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Dick Stone ... assistant film editor (uncredited)

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Leo Kerz

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Fred Ballmeyer

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Anna Hill Johnstone

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Robert Jiras ... makeup artist

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Forrest E. Johnston ... production manager

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Charles H. Maguire ... assistant director (as Charles Maguire)

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Kenn Collins ... sound editor
Edward J. Johnstone ... sound
Dick Vorisek ... sound

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Howard Fortune ... gaffer
Edward Knott ... grip
Saul Midwall ... camera operator

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Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Marguerite James ... script supervisor
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Plot Summary

Dave Burke looks to hire two men to assist him in a bank raid: Earle Slater, a white ex-convict, and Johnny Ingram, a Black gambler. Both are reluctant, but Burke arranges for Ingram's creditors to pressure him, while Slater feels humiliated by his failure to provide for his girlfriend; they eventually accept. But Slater loathes and despises Black people, and the tensions in the gang rapidly mount. Written by David Levene

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Also Known As
  • Le coup de l'escalier (France)
  • Apuestas contra el mañana (Spain)
  • 罪魁伏法记 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 逼上梁山 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 恶徒末日 (China, Mandarin title)
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  • 96 min
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Trivia Harry Belafonte starred in this, the first film-noir with a black protagonist. Belafonte selected Abraham Polonsky, who had written and directed a famous noir, "Force of Evil (1948)," to write the script. As a blacklisted writer Polonsky used a front, John O. Killens, a black novelist and friend of Belafonte's (In 1997, the Writers Guild of America officially restored Polonsky's credit). Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) is often acknowledged as one of the last films to appear in the film-noir cycle which reached its height in the post-World War II era. However, this crime thriller is much more complex than the standard genre entry. While it's certainly gritty and downbeat in the best noir tradition, it also works as an allegory about greed as well as a cautionary tale about man's propensity for self-destruction. See more »
Goofs As Slater first drives the souped-up Chevy wagon, he grinds the gears. Later, as the speedometer climbs to 100 mph, the left side of the Powerglide shift quadrant is seen on the steering column. Automatic transmissions don't make gear-grinding noises. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Robert Wise (1967). See more »
Soundtracks My Baby's Not Around See more »
Quotes Kitty: [after kissing Ingram] That's good. But it was better when you wanted it.
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