Nobody Lives Forever (1946) [Re-UP]

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Date: Sept. 27, 2015

Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Director: Jean Negulesco
Stars: John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan

War widow Gerladine Fitzgerald falls into shady con-man John Garfield's scheme - but what he didn't plan for is falling for his prey which makes both of them targets with the racketeers that he is partnered with.

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Nobody Lives Forever (1946) is a classic title for one of the first films of the dark, gritty, morally ambiguous style that would later be dubbed film noir. This one, however, moves from darkness into brilliant sunshine as the action switches from the streets of New York to California’s Malibu beaches. The setting may be bright, but the hero still carries a dark purpose.


John Garfield stars as Nick Blake, a racketeer returning to the U.S. after serving in World War II as a sergeant in the First Army. His homecoming is no hero’s welcome. Betrayed by both his wife and his former gambling partners, Blake has to fight to get back his money. He succeeds and heads off for rest and relaxation in California but, before long, he is pulled into a scam to bilk a rich, young widow (Geraldine Fitzgerald).


W. R. Burnett, the author of Little Caesar (1931) and The Asphalt Jungle (1950), adapted the screenplay from his own novel I Wasn’t Born Yesterday. Warner Brothers initially announced Humphrey Bogart for the lead but he turned the film down and the role went to John Garfield. Garfield was not that happy about the role either, but he took the part because of his admiration for the acting of his co-star Geraldine Fitzgerald, the Irish actress who had been a sensation on Broadway in Orson Welles’ 1938 production of Heartbreak House. Fitzgerald would put her film career on hold shortly after the release of Nobody Lives Forever to return to the Broadway stage.


Nobody Lives Forever went into production in 1944 but was shelved for over two years by Warner Brothers, not being released until November 1, 1946. Warner Brothers produced a number of films during World War II that were held up for later release such as The Big Sleep (1946), which also had a two-year gap between its production and release. Perhaps another reason for the delay was Warner Brothers’ desire to get what they could out of Garfield’s rising popularity when they knew he would leave them shortly. Jack Warner wrote in a September 7, 1945 telegram: “Confidentially, impossible sign up Garfield after he makes one more picture for us. He has forgotten days when I picked him up when making six bits weekly.”
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"Nobody Lives Forever" has so many good qualities is it hard to know where to begin the list. The film's basic plot-line is not the most original, but the intelligent and witty script gives it plenty of excitement and interest. There is an effective and pleasing musical score by Adolf Deutsch (with Jerome Moross) and the film is beautifully, atmospherically shot as well.


Most impressive of all is the cast of "Nobody Lives Forever". There is not a single weak link in this one. Supporting players include the likes of Walter Brennan (world-weary and philosophical), George Tobias (an amiably amusing sidekick), George Coulouris (more than suitably menacing), Faye Emerson (a sassy, would-be femme fatale), James Flavin and Grady Sutton, the latter in a memorable cameo as a short order cook.


Geraldine Fitzgerald brings exactly the right mixture of innocence and sophistication to a newly rich recent widow. Her potential victimizer is brilliantly played by John Garfield. This is one of Garfield's most conflicted characters. The actor is convincing at every turn, capable of being both sympathetic and despicable.

"Nobody Lives Forever" really lives up to its existential title. It's a rare gem to be sought out by every aficionado of film noir.
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