John Garfield

John Garfield

Born: March 4, 1913
Died: May 21, 1952
in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle, March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in Depression-era New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theater. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. Called to testify before the U.S. Congressional House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he denied communist affiliation and refused to "name names", effectively ending his film career. Some have alleged that the stress of this incident led to his premature death at 39 from a heart attack. Garfield is acknowledged as a predecessor of such Method actors as Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and James Dean.

Movies for John Garfield...

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
Title: Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 22, 2019
Type: Movie
Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her last role.
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Title: Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 29, 2013
Type: Movie
Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers from some of the biggest movies in history . You'll see stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, Marlene Dietrich, Boris Karloff, Edward G. Robinson, Errol Flynn and more. They're not so perfect after all when these flubbed moments are caught on film!
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A War in Hollywood
Title: A War in Hollywood
Character: John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage)
Released: October 16, 2009
Type: Movie
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) caused a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of that era, so many movies were made in Hollywood about it. The final defeat of the Spanish Republic left an open wound in the hearts of those who sympathized with its cause. The eventful life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie (1904-1985), one of the Hollywood Ten, serves to analyze this sadness, the tragedy of Spain and its consequences.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Title: Los Angeles Plays Itself
Character: Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Released: July 28, 2004
Type: Movie
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
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The John Garfield Story
Title: The John Garfield Story
Character: (archive footage)
Released: February 3, 2003
Type: Movie
This documentary looks at the life and career of John Garfield, whose career was cut short when he died at age 39. His difficult childhood in the rough neighborhoods of New York City provided the perfect background for the tough-guy roles he would play on both stage and screen.
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John Garfield
Title: John Garfield
Released: June 3, 2002
Type: Movie
Mark Rappaport's look at the life and work of actor John Garfield.
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Title: The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.
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Movie Tough Guys
Title: Movie Tough Guys
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
This compilation of film highlights features many of the biggest box office tough guys of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s—Bogart, Brando, Cagney and more!
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Title: Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 26, 1989
Type: Movie
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg, who were strongly influenced by the naturalistic acting of Konstantin Stanislavski’s Moscow Art Theatre.
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Title: Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 25, 1983
Type: Movie
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
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He Ran All the Way
Title: He Ran All the Way
Character: Nick Robey
Released: June 20, 1951
Type: Movie
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
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The Breaking Point
Title: The Breaking Point
Character: Harry Morgan
Released: October 6, 1950
Type: Movie
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
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Under My Skin
Title: Under My Skin
Character: Dan Butler
Released: March 17, 1950
Type: Movie
Set in Paris, Under My Skin stars John Garfield as a washed-up jockey who has stolen money from a crooked gambler (Luther Adler).
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We Were Strangers
Title: We Were Strangers
Character: Tony Fenner
Released: April 27, 1949
Type: Movie
China Valdes joins the Cuban underground after her brother is killed by the chief of the secret police, Ariete. She meets and falls in love with American expatriate Tony Fenner. Tony develops a plan to tunnel under the city's cemetery to a plot owned by a high official, assassinate him, and blow up the whole Cuban hierarchy at the ensuing state funeral. Together with a band of dedicated revolutionaries, they begin digging.
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Jigsaw
Title: Jigsaw
Character: Loafer with Newspaper (uncredited)
Released: March 11, 1949
Type: Movie
New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy is working hard on investigation about a series of murders related to an extremist group.
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Force of Evil
Title: Force of Evil
Character: Joe Morse
Released: December 25, 1948
Type: Movie
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Body and Soul
Title: Body and Soul
Character: Charley Davis
Released: November 11, 1947
Type: Movie
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
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Gentleman's Agreement
Title: Gentleman's Agreement
Character: Dave Goldman
Released: November 11, 1947
Type: Movie
A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
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Humoresque
Title: Humoresque
Character: Paul Boray
Released: January 25, 1947
Type: Movie
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
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Nobody Lives Forever
Title: Nobody Lives Forever
Character: Nick Blake
Released: November 1, 1946
Type: Movie
A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.
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Okay for Sound
Title: Okay for Sound
Released: September 7, 1946
Type: Movie
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to sound movies and acknowledges the work of Lee De Forest. Brief excerpts from the August 1926 exhibition follow. Clips are then shown from a number of Warner Brothers features, four from the 1920s, the remainder from 1946/47.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Title: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Character: Frank Chambers
Released: May 2, 1946
Type: Movie
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
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Pride of the Marines
Title: Pride of the Marines
Character: Albert Schmid
Released: August 24, 1945
Type: Movie
Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.
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Breakdowns of 1944
Title: Breakdowns of 1944
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1944
Type: Movie
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1944.
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Hollywood Canteen
Title: Hollywood Canteen
Character: Self
Released: December 15, 1944
Type: Movie
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
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Between Two Worlds
Title: Between Two Worlds
Character: Tom Prior
Released: May 20, 1944
Type: Movie
Passengers on an ocean liner can't recall how they got onboard or where they are going. Soon it becomes apparent that they all have something in common.
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Destination Tokyo
Title: Destination Tokyo
Character: Wolf
Released: December 31, 1943
Type: Movie
During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of Tokyo. Along the way, the crew learn about each other as they face the enemy and some of them lose their lives.
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
Title: Thank Your Lucky Stars
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1943
Type: Movie
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
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The Fallen Sparrow
Title: The Fallen Sparrow
Character: John 'Kit' McKittrick
Released: August 19, 1943
Type: Movie
Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his refugee past. Pursued by Nazi operatives, McKittrick learns of the death of another friend, and begins to suspect the dark Dr. Skaas.
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Show-Business at War
Title: Show-Business at War
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 1943
Type: Movie
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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Air Force
Title: Air Force
Character: Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
Released: March 20, 1943
Type: Movie
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
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Breakdowns of 1942
Title: Breakdowns of 1942
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1942
Type: Movie
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.
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Tortilla Flat
Title: Tortilla Flat
Character: Daniel Alvarez
Released: May 21, 1942
Type: Movie
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
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Dangerously They Live
Title: Dangerously They Live
Character: Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
Released: December 24, 1941
Type: Movie
A doctor tries to rescue a young innocent from Nazi agents.
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Breakdowns of 1941
Title: Breakdowns of 1941
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 14, 1941
Type: Movie
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.
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Out of the Fog
Title: Out of the Fog
Character: Harold Goff
Released: June 14, 1941
Type: Movie
A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.
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The Sea Wolf
Title: The Sea Wolf
Character: George Leach
Released: March 21, 1941
Type: Movie
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
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East of the River
Title: East of the River
Character: Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
Released: November 9, 1940
Type: Movie
Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing college but both are in-love with the same girl.
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Flowing Gold
Title: Flowing Gold
Character: Johnny Blake
Released: August 24, 1940
Type: Movie
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
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Saturday's Children
Title: Saturday's Children
Character: Rims Rosson
Released: May 4, 1940
Type: Movie
An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet.
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Castle on the Hudson
Title: Castle on the Hudson
Character: Tommy Gordon
Released: February 17, 1940
Type: Movie
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
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Breakdowns of 1939
Title: Breakdowns of 1939
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1939
Type: Movie
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.
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Four Wives
Title: Four Wives
Character: Mickey Borden
Released: December 22, 1939
Type: Movie
In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.
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Dust Be My Destiny
Title: Dust Be My Destiny
Character: Joe Bell
Released: September 16, 1939
Type: Movie
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.
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Daughters Courageous
Title: Daughters Courageous
Character: Gabriel Lopez
Released: June 23, 1939
Type: Movie
Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her 1st husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 years earlier. The worldly wanderer Jim gets a cool family reception at first but his warm personality gradually wins the affections of his four daughters. In fact, youngest daughter Buff, who has her eye on a maverick of her own in Gabriel Lopez, is pleased when Jim grants his stamp of approval on her relationship. Buff plans to elope with Gabriel on her mother's wedding day, but 'unpredictable' is Gabriel's middle name.
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Juarez
Title: Juarez
Character: General Porfirio Diaz
Released: June 10, 1939
Type: Movie
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
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Blackwell's Island
Title: Blackwell's Island
Character: Tim Haydon
Released: January 24, 1939
Type: Movie
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
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They Made Me a Criminal
Title: They Made Me a Criminal
Character: Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney
Released: January 21, 1939
Type: Movie
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
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Swingtime in the Movies
Title: Swingtime in the Movies
Character: Himself (uncredited)
Released: December 24, 1938
Type: Movie
In this musical short, a waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary gets her big break.
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Four Daughters
Title: Four Daughters
Character: Mickey Borden
Released: August 9, 1938
Type: Movie
Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man for whom she cares. However, the arrival of a cynical, slovenly young composer named Mickey Borden turns the household upside-down, and romantic and tragic complications ensue.