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To me, this movie is perfection.

Just perfect...

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

First some background, this movie takes place in Sheepshead Bay . It's NYC's fishing port located in Brooklyn. Today Sheepshead bay has numerous Party and Charter boats that recreational fishermen fish off.This movie is a wonderful movie with a great cast. Thomas Mitchell and Ida Lupino and John Garfield were perfectly cast. To someone who fished out of Sheepshead bay, this movie makes a lot of sense to me. When the actors mention local places I know where their talking about Nice movie all the way around. Another good movie with Lupino and Garfield was the Sea Wolf, also made in 1941. That's another movie that should be watched. Thank goodness for Turner Classic movies, it's a treat watching those great movies. The movies today are for the most part garbage.

Wow this one was waaaaaay over the top. Talk about a ridiculous script. John Garfield's part is one of the most nasty characters on record. He's just about got Cody Jarrett beat.Tell me the believability of a situation where your daughter decides that she's bored being good and being normal so she's gonna go with this scumbag of a guy who extorts money from her own father? "Yeah dad, that's the way of the world now"..lol...how ridiculous.This little runt of a guy decides he's a gangster who extorts protection money from people who dock boats on the pier. This coincides with the Ida Lupino character being bored with her "normal" life and also that her father is paying this waste of space extortion money. Then he finds out through her that her father has some money saved up so he wants to steal that from him also. He gets beat temporarily by them finally telling the police. He gets to court and gets off laughingly and then the real heat gets put on. He beats her father with a hose. In the end he gets it though. I can't understand how this one got released. There's no positive anything in it. Doesn't surprise me that it only got released recently on DVD. I'm guessin it wasn't a smash hit back in the day.Folks...only watch this one to complete your Ida Lupino or John Garfield movie catalog. Anything else other than that is a complete 90 minutes of "yeah right" moments.

Jonah (Thomas Mitchell) and Olaf (John Qualen) are two poor, hard-working men who share a love of fishing and have both bought a half-share in a boat that allows them to follow their passion each night. However, they are bullied by Goff (John Garfield) into paying him protection money against the burning of their boat. Things get worse as Goff starts to date Jonah's daughter, Stella (Ida Lupino) and then demands all of Jonah's savings. The fisherman decide to fight back....This is a fun film to watch but it's a shame that it is played so much for comedy. It would have been far more effective if the fisherman played it straight. As it stands, the cast let down the proceedings apart from John Garfield and Thomas Mitchell. Garfield is excellent as the man we hate and Mitchell gives a realistic performance of a man who doesn't want trouble. He gives his character some depth as he holds information back from his daughter and tries to stand up against Garfield's character. At the other extreme are John Qualen and Ida Lupino. Qualen is sooooooo frustrating and such an annoying character that you will want to slap his head and Lupino is wasted as I know that she can do so much better. Her character also wasn't really involved and I think this was a waste of time for her standards of performance. It is maybe the fault of the script as ultimately, she, too, just frustrates.There are humorous moments, eg, when Jonah and Olaf are on the boat with Goff and Jonah keeps yelling out the signal for Olaf to make his move. The scene would fit perfectly into any comedy film and it is genuinely funny. Unfortunately, what Olaf does next highlights exactly why this film is a disappointment. Overall, the film is OK despite some wasted talent on show.

In Brooklyn, restless telephone operator Ida Lupino (as Stella) begins seeing racketeer John Garfield (as Harold Goff) while he uses terror tactics to extort $5.00 a week from her tailor father Thomas Mitchell (as Jonah Goodwin) and his Swedish immigrant friend John Qualen (as Olaf Knudsen). The men enjoy fishing in Sheepshead Bay, where Mr. Garfield burns boats owned by those who refuse to pay. Even after discovering Garfield is a violent gangster, Ms. Lupino remains aroused; he is much more exciting than milquetoast fiancé Eddie Albert (as George Watkins)...One of the problems with "Out of the Fog" is that the characters get too little scripted explanation for some of their actions (and lack thereof). God intervenes. Lupino helps by conveying slighted sexual desire. The film is artfully directed and photographed by dependable Anatole Litvak with James Wong Howe. The support team is in good form, with Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Qualen claiming most of the attention. Others featured include series regulars George Tobias ("Bewitched"), Bernard and Leo Gorcey ("The Bowery Boys"), and the admirable but underused Aline MacMahon.****** Out of the Fog (6/14/41) Anatole Litvak ~ Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen