Eine Lady für den Gangster (1946)

Eine Lady für den Gangster: Directed by Jean Negulesco. With John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan, Faye Emerson. Ex-GI Nick Blake gets involved in a scheme to fleece a rich, young widow, but finds himself falling for her, much to the displeasure of his racketeer cohorts.

“Home from service in World War II, roughly handsome hotshot gambler John Garfield (as Nick Blake) tries to reconnect with sexy blonde Faye Emerson (as Toni Blackburn), but learns sheu0026#39;s used up his dough, and hooked up with another stud. Discouraged, he moves to Los Angeles, with fawning companion George Tobias (as Al Doyle). There, con artists Walter Brennan (as Pop Gruber) and George Coulouris (as Doc Ganson) persuade Mr. Garfield to bilk $2,000,000 out of wealthy widow Geraldine Fitzgerald (as Gladys Halvorsen). u0026quot;Sheu0026#39;s a dish,u0026quot; says Tobias, and Garfield proceeds predictably…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eProbably due to its release amid so many other great Garfield films, u0026quot;Nobody Lives Foreveru0026quot; seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. It labors somewhat, during the last act, as the production seeks to take full advantage of a moody setting. Still, this is an excellent u0026quot;film noiru0026quot; from the forties. A perfect lead, Garfield is magnetically smooth. He receives great assist from Jean Negulescou0026#39;s stylishly hiccuping direction, Adolph Deutschu0026#39;s sweet musical score, Arthur Edesonu0026#39;s black-and-white camera, and the usual suspects at Warner Bros. And, the players breathe some nuance into W.R. Burnettu0026#39;s fine script.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e******* Nobody Lives Forever (11/1/46) Jean Negulesco ~ John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan, Faye Emerson”