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John Garfield garnered an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of a tough-as-nails fighter who rises up from his impoverished roots on New York's Lower East Side to earn a shot at the middleweight title. But the crown comes at a cost as the fighter must sign a contract with a crooked racketeer in order to get his chance at the title fight. As in Force of Evil, Abraham Polonsky's screenplay features a searing indictment of moral corruption within the capitalist system.
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Treasures From The Harvard Film Archive
Ballad of a Soldier / The Forty-First
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Nightfall / Great Day in the Morning
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Verboten! / Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
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I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name / The Jokers
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Hearts of the World / True Heart Susie
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Anna Christie / The Long Voyage Home
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Suddenly Last Summer / The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
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Quiet Days in Clichy / Henry and June
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The Freshman / The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
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The Sheep Has Five Legs / The Law is the Law
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Hobson's Choice / Sidewalks of London
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I Know Where I'm Going / Outcast of the Islands
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An Inspector Calls / The Belles of St. Trinian's
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Mother Joan of the Angels / Thérèse
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Dawn of the Dead / Strange Behavior
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