I just watched "He Ran All the Way" starring John Garfield and a trim Shelly Winters...

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on TCM. It was from 1951 and his last movie because he refused to name names in the HUAC red scare. He was therefore black listed and his career crashed. He died soon after at 39. His friends blamed it on the stress he was under to name names.

That explains John Garfield's film demise and death actually, but does anyone know what happend to George Raft's career who it's said was replaced by Garfield in the dark-haired, handsome type with some menace to his looks. Raft's career also cratered but he didn't die early.

After Garfield there came Dane Clark.

[montanacowboy]

1. I sure hated his character in that movie

He died of a heart attack, so young. I love his pictures. Favorite was Pride of the Marines. My Dad took me to see it when I was just a kid and I never forgot it.

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7. Pride of the Marines aired recently

Nice film, though I found Garfield's character in that hard to like as well (and I thought his acting was bit over the top).

LOVED Eleanor Parker. Fine actress.

[Midnight Writer]

2. My Dad used to talk about how sexy Shelly Winters was, and I always thought he was "touched".

But then I saw some of her old pictures, and he was more than half right.

[hedda_foil]

4. She was a blonde bombshell.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Well, that clears that up!

[Lord Ludd]

3. Could it be that George Raft was a terrible actor?

Just MHO

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6. Not great but he had a certain, sinister menace women liked.

I found out that he was quite a ladies' man.