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Synopsis
Harry Belafonte was both producer and star of this hard-edged film noir crime drama. Dave Burke (Ed Begley, Sr.) is an ex-cop who has been kicked off the force for refusing to inform on his colleagues to the State Crime Committee. Short on money, the former policeman jumps to the other side of the law and plans to knock over a bank in upstate New York. He'll need help, so Burke brings in two other men to assist him -- Johnny Ingram (Belafonte), a jazz musician with an addiction to gambling that's put him deep in debt to gangster Bacco (Will Kuluva), and Earl Slater (Robert Ryan), a disturbed war veteran who hasn't been able to find work after serving time for manslaughter. While their common greed and desperation has brought these men together, their differences threaten to tear them apart, especially when Slater's fear and hatred of black men rises to the surface. Blacklisted screenwriter Abraham Polonsky co-wrote the screenplay for Odds Against Tomorrow, using his friend John O. Killens as a "front." John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet contributed a memorable musical score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Mae Barnes Annie
Ed Begley, Sr. Dave Burke
Harry Belafonte Johnny Ingram
Mary Boylan Bank Secretary
Richard Bright Coco
Carmen de Lavallade Kitty
Lew Gallo Moriarity
Gloria Grahame Helen
Kim Hamilton Ruth Ingram
Burtt Harris Man in Bar
Paul Hoffman Garry
Will Kuluva Bacco
Zohra Lampert Girl in Bar
Allen Nourse Police Chief
Fred J. Scollay Cannoy
Lois Thorne Eadie
Cicely Tyson Fra
Shelley Winters Lorry
Clint Young Policeman
William Zuckert Bartender
Wayne Rogers Soldier
Robert Ryan Earl Slater
William Adams Bank Guard
Fred Herrick Bank Manager

Production Crew

Leo Kerz Art Director
William P. McGivern Book Author
Joseph Brun Cinematographer
John Lewis Composer (Music Score)
Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Designer
Robert Wise Director
Wise Director
Dede Allen Editor
Robert Jiras Makeup
Robert Wise Producer
Abraham Polonsky Screenwriter
John O. Killens Screenwriter
Nelson Gidding Screenwriter
Fred Ballmeyer Set Designer
Year: 1959
Runtime: 95
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Crime

Produced by
HarBel Productions
United Artists

Release
by United Artists

Awards
1959 - Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding - Golden Globe
1959 - Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding - Hollywood Foreign Press Association