Odds_against_tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow
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Directed by	Robert Wise
Produced by	Robert Wise Co-producer: Harry Belafonte
Written by	Story: William P. McGivern Abraham Polonsky Nelson Gidding
Starring	Harry Belafonte Robert Ryan Ed Begley Gloria Grahame
Music by	John Lewis
Cinematography	Joseph C. Brun
Editing by	Dede Allen
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	October 15, 1959 (U.S.A.)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), featuring Harry Belafonte, is the first film noir of the classic period with a black protagonist. Belafonte selected Abraham Polonsky, who had written and directed Force of Evil, 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 at the Internet Movie Database.

The film is based on a novel by William P. McGivern. Oscar-winner Robert Wise produced and directed. Composer John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, contributed the film\'s jazz score.

French director Jean-Pierre Melville credited this film with being a formative influence on his work and made references to it in his films.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links

Plot

Belafonte, Begley and Ryan.

The drama tells of David Burke (Ed Begley), a former policeman ruined when he refused to cooperate with State Crime Investigators. He has asked hard-bitten, racist ex-con Earl Slater (Robert Ryan) to rob an upstate bank with him, promising him $50,000 if the robbery is successful.

Burke also recruits Johnny Ingram (Belafonte), a nightclub entertainer who doesn’t want the job but who is addicted to gambling and is in debt.

At first Slater, who is supported by his girlfriend, Lorry (Shelley Winters), finds out Ingram is black and refuses the job but, realizing he needs the money, decides after all to join Ingram and Burke in the venture.

When they embark on the robbery tension between Ingram and Slater mount.

Cast

• Harry Belafonte as Johnny Ingram
• Robert Ryan as Earle Slater
• Shelley Winters as Lorry
• Ed Begley as Dave Burke
• Gloria Grahame as Helen
• Will Kuluva as Bacco
• Kim Hamilton as Ruth Ingram
• Mae Barnes as Annie
• Richard Bright as Coco
• Carmen De Lavallade as Kittie
• Lew Gallo as Moriarty
• Lois Thorne as Edie Ingram
• Wayne Rogers as Soldier in bar
• Zohra Lampert as Girl in Bar
• Allen Nourse as Melton Police Chief

Awards

Nomination

• Golden Globe Award: 1960 Best Film Promoting International Understanding.

References

External links

• Odds Against Tomorrow at the Internet Movie Database.
• Odds Against Tomorrow at All Movie Guide.
• Odds Against Tomorrow at the TCM Movie Database.

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