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Under My Skin is a 1950 American sports drama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring John Garfield and Micheline Presle. It is based on the 1923 short story "My Old Man", by Ernest Hemingway, about a jockey being threatened by a mobster after winning a race he had agreed to throw.
- Casey Robinson
- Casey Robinson
Under My Skin: Directed by Jean Negulesco. With John Garfield, Micheline Presle, Luther Adler, Orley Lindgren. On the run from gamblers he double-crossed, expatriate jockey Danny Butler tries to justify his son's faith in him as a winner.
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- Drama, Sport, Thriller
- Jean Negulesco
- 1950-06-01
Under My Skin 1950 1h 26m Drama List Reviews A crooked U.S. jockey (John Garfield) cheats a gambler (Luther Adler) abroad to stake a new life with his girlfriend (Micheline Presle) and son.
- Drama
- John Garfield
- Jean Negulesco
Under My Skin. Summaries. On the run from gamblers he double-crossed, expatriate jockey Danny Butler tries to justify his son's faith in him as a winner. After expatriate American jockey Danny Arnold double-crosses ruthless gambler Louis Bork, he flees Italy with his adoring son Joe, who isn't aware of his father's lies and corruption.
Brief Synopsis. When jockey Dan Butler wins a steeplechase race he had agreed to throw, he is roughed up and threatened by the racketeer he disappointed, Louis Bork. Dan and his young son Joe travel through Europe, Dan hoping to win enough to pay off Bork and get Joe safely back to America.
Director. Casey Robinson. Screenplay. Set in Paris, Under My Skin stars John Garfield as a washed-up jockey who has stolen money from a crooked gambler (Luther Adler).
