John Garfield
Birthday: 1913-03-04
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography: 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
Movie Tough Guys
This compilation of film highlights features many of the biggest box office tough guys of the 1930s,...
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Destination Tokyo
During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a sec...
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Jigsaw
New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy launches an investigation into a series of murder...
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband....
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Castle on the Hudson
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden....
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They Made Me a Criminal
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk....
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Out of the Fog
A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen ...
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Under My Skin
After defying a gangster in Italy, American jockey Danny Arnold flees race-fixing accusations and es...
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The Fallen Sparrow
Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City poli...
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Dust Be My Destiny
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a ...
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Between Two Worlds
Passengers on an ocean liner can't recall how they got onboard or where they are going. Soon it beco...
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Humoresque
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neuro...
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Force of Evil
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big power...
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The Sea Wolf
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind....
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort....
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Air Force
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and ...
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The Breaking Point
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals....
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Hollywood Canteen
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entert...
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Body and Soul
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the ...
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Four Daughters
Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily to...
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We Were Strangers
China Valdes joins the Cuban underground after her brother is killed by the chief of the secret poli...
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Dangerously They Live
A New York City doctor tries to rescue a young woman from Nazi agents....
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to ...
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Pride of the Marines
Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his...
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Juarez
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment f...
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Tortilla Flat
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is...
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Daughters Courageous
Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane,...
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East of the River
Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing co...
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Swingtime in the Movies
In this musical short, a waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary gets her big break....
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Saturday's Children
An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet....
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Flowing Gold
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and th...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war...
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The John Garfield Story
This documentary looks at the life and career of John Garfield, whose career was cut short when he d...
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers f...
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was found...
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Four Wives
In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she fa...
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Breakdowns of 1941
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941....
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Breakdowns of 1939
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939....
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Breakdowns of 1944
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1944....
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Show-Business at War
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort....
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Okay for Sound
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition...
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift thos...
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Breakdowns of 1942
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942....
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