{"id":37033,"date":"2016-08-09T10:22:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T17:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37033"},"modified":"2021-02-05T20:34:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T03:34:17","slug":"breaking-point-the-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37033","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Point, The (1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What else do I know? What else am I good at? I&#8217;m a boat jockey.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Poster.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA charter boat skipper (John Garfield) struggling to support his wife (Phyllis Thaxter) and kids agrees to take a man (Ralph Dumke) and his mistress (Patricia Neal) to Mexico, but soon finds himself embroiled in increasingly dangerous dealings.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Blackmail<\/li>\n<li>John Garfield Films<\/li>\n<li>Juano Hernandez Films<\/li>\n<li>Michael Curtiz Films<\/li>\n<li>Patricia Neal Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that while this &#8220;excellent remake of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37047\"><em>To Have and Have Not<\/em><\/a>&#8230; doesn&#8217;t resemble Hemingway&#8217;s novel any more than Faulkner&#8217;s script for Howard Hawks&#8217;s 1944 film did, at least it conveys more of its spirit&#8221;. He praises the film &#8212; directed by Michael Curtiz &#8212; for presenting &#8220;the WWII veteran as a disillusioned, financially troubled <em>forgotten man<\/em>&#8221; who may long &#8220;for some of the excitement of war rather than his life of bills to pay and familiar spats&#8221;, and he argues that &#8220;it makes sense that, having reached his breaking point, [Garfield] dares get involved with lawbreakers, risks his life to make a bundle of money in a hurry, [and] contemplates an affair with a loose woman&#8221;. He concludes his review by noting that the film is &#8220;well acted, nicely shot (partly on location)&#8221;, &#8220;smartly written&#8221; and &#8220;has an exciting climactic action sequence and classic final shot&#8221;. Peary&#8217;s review is spot-on, though he neglects to point out the excellent performances all around &#8212; not only by stars Garfield and Neal but by Phyllis Thaxter as Garfield&#8217;s loyal yet far-from-dull wife (&#8220;I can think about you anytime and get excited.&#8221;) and Juano Hernandez as Garfield&#8217;s doomed right-hand man (the scenes with his son [Juan Hernandez] are particularly poignant and heartbreaking). This one is well worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Garfield as Harry Morgan (nominated by Peary as one of the Best Actors of the Year in his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Garfield.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Garfield.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Garfield.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Garfield-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Garfield-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Patricia Neal as Leona Charles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Neal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Neal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Neal.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Neal-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Neal-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phyllis Thaxter as Lucy Morgan<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Thaxter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Thaxter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Thaxter.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Thaxter-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Thaxter-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Juano Hernandez as Wesley Park<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Hernandez.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Hernandez.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Hernandez.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Hernandez-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Hernandez-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Breaking-Point-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a finely acted and directed adaptation of Hemingway&#8217;s novel. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0042281\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/10\/07\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-breaking-point-adapted-from-hemingway-story.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/69624\/the-breaking-point#articles-reviews?articleId=17902\">TCM Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What else do I know? What else am I good at? I&#8217;m a boat jockey.&#8221; Synopsis: A charter boat skipper (John Garfield) struggling to support his wife (Phyllis Thaxter) and kids agrees to take a man (Ralph Dumke) and his mistress (Patricia Neal) to Mexico, but soon finds himself embroiled in increasingly dangerous dealings. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Blackmail John Garfield Films Juano Hernandez Films Michael Curtiz Films Patricia Neal Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary writes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37033\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37033"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69125,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37033\/revisions\/69125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}