By Craig Kennedy - February 27th, 2013; 12:01 am

Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Directed by Robert Wise. Robert Ryan as Earle Slater and Ed Begley as Dave Burke.
Burke: I know about you, Earle. Two stretches. One for assault with a deadly weapon, one for manslaughter. Every time you get a decent job you manage to…
Slater: Knock it off! What’s so big about you, Burke? How come you make so much noise? You been sniffin’ around trying to find a hole in the fence just like everybody else. What makes you so big you can call me up to this dump and shoot off your mouth?
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A bank heist tale with a racial underpinnings, the tight script was written by noir icon Abraham Polonsky and superbly acted by Robert Ryan, Ed Begley and Harry Belafonte, atmospherically lensed by Joseph Brun, and containing a brilliant jazz score by John Lewis. Unquestionably one of Robert Wise’s greatest films.
agreed. a great film noir with some fantastic performances. Maybe my favorite Robert Wise film.