Mad for the Movies: Early Black Led Films - Odds Against Tomorrow

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Entertainment & Culture, Movies

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Teens, Adults
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For the month of February, we will be watching movies from the 50s and 60s with black leading actors.  Inspired by Elvis Mitchell's documentary "Is That Black Enough for You?!?", these are a few of the pioneers that paved the way for the black actors of today.  Special note: Sidney Poitier is not included as I have already done a month dedicated to him.

On this night, we are watching Robert Wise's 1959 film "Odds Against Tomorrow" starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, and Ed Begley.

In need of quick money, a fallen former cop recruits a hard-bitten ex-con and a debt-ridden nightclub singer to pull off a bank job. But as the animosity between them boils over, the entire plan threatens to implode.

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