Body and Soul 12/14/24

Abraham Polonsky and Robert Rossen’s ringside classic is a key film noir and a key social issue film; John Garfield and Lilli Palmer make big impressions with the aid of Anne Revere, Canada Lee, Lloyd Gough, William Conrad and Joseph Pevney. James Wong Howe brought a new, raw look to his cinematography of a boxing match; Garfield has his defining role as an outsider who refuses to bow to corruption: What are you going to do, kill me?  Everybody dies.”  The show has a high number of actors and crew later blacklisted by the HUAC witch hunters. Alan K. Rode tells all the connected stories in his excellent commentary.  On Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics.
12/14/24