Harry Morgan (John Garfield) charters his boat for fishing trips. He has financial troubles and a family at home. Hannagan and his companion Leona Charles (Patricia Neal) hire Harry for a trip to Mexico. Sleazy Duncan and Mr. Sing hire Harry to smuggle Chinese migrants into the States. Everything keeps going wrong.
It's six years after Bogie introduces a 19 year old Bacall in the less than faithful adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not. The studio tries it again with a more direct adaptation of the story. While Garfield is no Bogie, he brings his own abilities. He has a rougher personality. He's less appealing but he's something else. He is very much Harry Morgan. He does the wrong things a lot of the times. He's not heroic. He's one step away from being a criminal with excuses. There are great moments with his family. It may not be as iconic as a Bogie movie but this is real good.
It's six years after Bogie introduces a 19 year old Bacall in the less than faithful adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not. The studio tries it again with a more direct adaptation of the story. While Garfield is no Bogie, he brings his own abilities. He has a rougher personality. He's less appealing but he's something else. He is very much Harry Morgan. He does the wrong things a lot of the times. He's not heroic. He's one step away from being a criminal with excuses. There are great moments with his family. It may not be as iconic as a Bogie movie but this is real good.