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Nobody Lives Forever

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Nick Blake (John Garfield) is a former con man who has just returned to the United States after fighting in World War II. While he wants to give up the con game and go legit, he's convinced into working one last scheme with fellow con men Pop Gruber (Walter Brennan) and Doc Ganson (George Coulouris). The two want Nick to use his skills to cheat the rich widow Gladys Halvorsen (Geraldine Fitzgerald) out of her fortune. But the plan backfires when Nick falls in love with Gladys.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A melodrama directed by Jean Negulesco with film noir style. Rated: B- Apr 29, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain E Cartoonish in dialogue and situations. The hero is discharged after a three month hospital stay and moves around with ease as if next he will run a marathon or two for old times sake. At 17 minutes I had enough. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/02/25 Full Review William R. P Brennan gets it. Good, he was a rotten human being Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review deke p 1946! . Xlnt film noir. GERALDINE FITZGERALD glookin!JOHN GARFIELD. WALTER BRENNAN still old in 1946!. Suspenseful denoument. Seen it on tv a couple times, latest 7.14.22 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member To me, this is John Garfield's finest film role and Geraldine Fitzgerald, Faye Emerson and Walter Brennan are all equal to him. I love this film... the performances, direction and cinematography are all sublime. It's only imperfections are a clunky open and a finale that doesn't quite feel satisfying. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Frances H A good cast is let down by an inadequate script. Not the best of Golden Age film noir. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/15/20 Full Review Audience Member Above average crime drama with good performances from Garfield, Brennan, Coulouris, and Fritzgerald. Script is just okay and plot is predictable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jean Negulesco

Director

John Garfield

Nick Blake

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Gladys Halvorsen

Walter Brennan

Pop Gruber

Faye Emerson

Toni Blackburn

George Coulouris

Doc Ganson
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Synopsis Nick Blake (John Garfield) is a former con man who has just returned to the United States after fighting in World War II. While he wants to give up the con game and go legit, he's convinced into working one last scheme with fellow con men Pop Gruber (Walter Brennan) and Doc Ganson (George Coulouris). The two want Nick to use his skills to cheat the rich widow Gladys Halvorsen (Geraldine Fitzgerald) out of her fortune. But the plan backfires when Nick falls in love with Gladys.
Director
Jean Negulesco
Producer
Robert Buckner
Screenwriter
W. R. Burnett
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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