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Seeing Wesley's son there always chokes me up. It's a brutal ending.
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The ending to #TheBreakingPoint is heartbreaking. The whole thing, from Lucy pleading with Harry to let the medics save his life to the final shot of Wesley Park's son waiting - in vain - on the dock for his father, just delivers.
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.. I'm thinking "Key Largo" but point well taken!
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Triva: One of the Morgan's daughters is played by Sherry Jackson. Ms. Jackson was on about every TV program under the sun during the 50s, 60s and 70s.
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Harry nooo!!! #TheBreakingPoint #TCMParty
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Although it doesn't call attention to itself, a word of praise is required for #TheBreakingPoint 's Director Michael Curtiz, Cinematographer Ted D. McCord and Max Steiner's score. It's a pity that this film was overlooked for years.
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Patricia Neal and John Garfield in “The Breaking Point” 1950. #TCMParty #thebreakingpoint #noir #filmnoir #johngarfield #patricianeal
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Lucy goes .... blonde. 🙄
Heartbreaking, but it demonstrates her determination to hold on to Harry.
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That slap was weak. 1/4 on the Veda scale. #TheBreakingPoint #TCMParty
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You're a nice girl, now be nice./Yeah, nice, no future in it. #TheBreakingPoint #TCMParty
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.. or one that is at-least bullet proof!
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In addition to being the film that triggered my love of Film Noir (thanks #NoirAlley), #TheBreakingPoint has a hell of cast in John Garfield, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, and our star of the day: Patricia Neal.
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I get teed off sometimes. No sooner do I get my head above water than somebody pushes me down again! #TheBreakingPoint #TCMParty
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Checking in for #TheBreakingPoint. Here to fill my #NoirAlley void. #TCMParty
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IIRC, placing the camera on Lucy's face as she pleads to Harry to let them save his life was Garfield's idea.
Powerful stuff.
.. and of course, there is that ending shot. 😭
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Wesley shot down in cold blood. 😭
... as we start the "Key Largo" portion of #TheBreakingPoint
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P.S: Juano Hernandez should be better known.
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"I was always eight feet tall, but not anymore."
Harry is struggling. Going it alone isn't working.
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Given his soon to be struggles against blacklisting, there is something sadly appropriate about TCM celebrating John Garfield’s birthday (March 4, 1913) today.
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.. and Lucy goes Blonde.
Heartbreaking. Phyllis Thaxter plays this act of "desperation" so well. 💔
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Another scene that I absolutely love: "Would you care to have a drink?" / "No thanks" - and then proceeds to down the entire class in one gulp! 😂
Notice, that unlike most "the little woman at home" roles in noir, Lucy is going to fight for her man. 👍
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"It must be wonderful, having a place of your own and a family to look after."
"Try it."
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Lucy's speech in which she reminds Harry that his "new war" is putting food on the table and clothes on the backs of his family was true of many soldiers post-war. I love the reminder that the battle doesn't always end when the war does.
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And a super familiar name to 50's sci-fi fans is (of course) Patricia Neal. "Klaatu barada nikto."!!!
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"Where did you meet him?"
"In Sunday School!" 😂
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One of my "in's" for #TheBreakingPoint was (believe it or not) was Sherry Jackson - who plays one of Morgan's daughters. Ms. Jackson was all over TV for a twenty year (or so) span. From "Star Trek", "Batman" to "Lost In Space" she was in a ton of shows.
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love me some Juano Hernandez
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Assuming that you are of a certain age 😜, #TheBreakingPoint makes for a good intro to noir as there are so many familiar names to fans of other movies and TV shows from the 1950s-1970s. First off, you have Director Michael Curtiz (I don't need to a sample of his films, we all know them).
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Right off the bat, the relationship between Garfield's (Harry Morgan) and Phyllis Thaxter's (Lucy) is so real that you know that this film is something special. 💗
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