Odds Against Tomorrow

Harry Belafonte starred in and produced Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), the first film noir with a black protagonist. Belafonte selected Abraham Polonsky who had written and directed a famous noir, Force of Evil, to write the script. As a blacklisted writer Polonsky used a front, John O. Killens, a black novelist and friend of Belafonte's. (In 1997, the Writers Guild of America officially restored Polonsky's credit.) The film is based on a novel by William P. McGivern. Oscar-winner Robert Wise directed.

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Harry Belafonte - Film noir - Abraham Polonsky - Force of Evil - Writers Guild of America - William P. McGivern - Robert Wise

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Composer John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, contributed the film's jazz score.

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John Lewis - Modern Jazz Quartet

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