I’ve long felt that John Garfield didn’t get enough recognition as an actor; he was in some truly excellent movies—and this one certainly qualifies. He portrays "Charley," a struggling, inexperienced boxer who shares a modest life with his respectable mother, "Anna" (Anne Revere). They live paycheck to paycheck. After winning an amateur fight, promoter "Quinn" (William Conrad) takes notice and begins arranging paid b…

He might have had everything he wanted. Instead, he reached out and grabbed hold of you. Body and Soul is the work of director Robert Rossen and writer Abraham Polonsky. The cast includes John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere and William Conrad. Hugo Friedhofer composed the music, and James Wong Howe was in charge of cinematography. The story follows a boxer whose promising career starts to unr…