Breaking Point, The (1950)

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How is this spectacular noir not better known? Charter boat captain Harry Morgan (John Garfield) is pushed to the financial breaking point and turns, unwisely, to crime. Great characters and tense action get most of the way there, but it's the searing final shot -- that turns it into a meta-commentary on the genre and the society producing it -- that really makes it.

- Sam - 2025-01-04 11:37:16