This documentary looks at the life and career of John Garfield, whose career was cut short when he died at age 39. His difficult childhood in the rough neighborhoods of New York City provided the perfect background for the tough-guy roles he would play on both stage and screen.

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Cast

Julie Garfield

Narrator / Self

James Cromwell

Self

Hume Cronyn

Self

Richard Dreyfuss

Self

Danny Glover

Self

Lee Grant

Self

Harvey Keitel

Self

Norman Lloyd

Self

Patricia Neal

Self

Martin Scorsese

Self

Joanne Woodward

Self

John Garfield

(archive footage)