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He Ran All the Way

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Nick Robey (John Garfield) is a dim-witted thug who lives with his mother and scrapes by on petty crime. He and his slick accomplice, Al (Norman Lloyd), plot a big-time payroll robbery, but their plan goes horribly awry when they're discovered by a police officer and Al is shot. Nick shoots back, hitting the officer and running for safety. While seeking cover, Nick meets Peggy Dobbs (Shelley Winters), a lonely young girl. They return to Peggy's house, where Nick holds her family hostage.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Sragow The New Yorker 12/08/2014
Berry turned a standard ticking-clock melodrama into an action-movie meditation on manhood. Go to Full Review
J. Hoberman Village Voice 11/29/2005
Less than a classic but more than a curio, John Garfield's last vehicle marks the disintegration of Hollywood's old left. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 10/09/2022
[John] Garfield’s final film (he died in 1952 at the age of 39) and a film noir made in the shadow of the communist witch-hunts... Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 06/18/2021
2/4
...a terminally erratic endeavor that often feels long at just 77 minutes. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/21/2020
3/5
He Ran All the Way is must see cinema for fans of Garfield or Winters, who would've made more of an intriguing pair with a heftier scenario. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 03/04/2013
B+
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Audience Reviews

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Alain E @AlainE Jul 8 This is totally ridiculous. The cop killer, in the opening scene is slapped by his mother because he overslept! I have not committed many robberies, but the shootout in the beginning looks completely unrealistic. We are in 1951 and the protagonist goes afterwards in a public swimming pool and grabs a woman he never met before to teach her swimming. Then, they go to her house and her family leaves to go to the movies and behind stays their daughter with an unknown man. At the 25 minute mark is time to turn it off. 88% approval on Rotten Tomatoes!! See more Will G Jun 9 A good classic Hollywood movie. There was crime and romance. I enjoyed the acting. I watched this on the Criterion Channel. It was dramatic and suspenseful. See more j F 08/07/2024 Excellent script, acting music and score. See more nick s @Nick_S 05/13/2024 Garfield and Winters were great. The movie was well directed. The home invasion scenario doesn't have many surprising permutations, so little intrigue. But for what it was... nicely done. See more Martin B 02/14/2023 The first home invasion movie they say. Makes no difference. That genre is a lazy, very limited movie to make chock full of close quarter, easy to manufacture tension. Garfield and Winters, both character actors each playing their one role. Garfield permanently in a state of tension for one reason or another with brief periods of relief or joy before it all comes crashing down. Winters the frumpy, pleasant gal that just wants to be loved and will absorb all manner of abuse in the process. A perfectly retched movie, horrible writing with tension causing twists that are illogical. The only bright spot the end when the Winters character shoots Garfields and we know the movie will thankfully soon end. See more 09/17/2021 Solid, self-contained noir capped by delicate performances from Muni and Winters. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Nick Robey (John Garfield) is a dim-witted thug who lives with his mother and scrapes by on petty crime. He and his slick accomplice, Al (Norman Lloyd), plot a big-time payroll robbery, but their plan goes horribly awry when they're discovered by a police officer and Al is shot. Nick shoots back, hitting the officer and running for safety. While seeking cover, Nick meets Peggy Dobbs (Shelley Winters), a lonely young girl. They return to Peggy's house, where Nick holds her family hostage.
Director
John Berry
Producer
Bob Roberts, John Garfield
Screenwriter
Sam Ross, Dalton Trumbo, Hugo Butler, Guy Endore
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Roberts Pictures Inc.
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 13, 1951, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 4, 2015
Runtime
1h 17m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm