Nearly a decade after CASABLANCA (which also boasts a terrific last shot), Michael Curtiz crafted this humanistic and devastating daylight noir (which was the inspiration for our Last Shot series) based on Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not. John Garfield stars as honest charter-boat captain and devoted family man Harry Morgan. After a passenger stiffs him on payment, Harry is seduced by the slimy lawyer Duncan (Wallace Ford) to make a quick buck, and by the slippery Leona (Patricia Neal) for a quick thrill. These temptations are tempered by the good people who love Harry: his devoted wife Lucy (Phyllis Thaxter) and daughters, and his loyal partner Wesley (Juano Hernandez). The conclusion of this working-class tragedy sneaks up on you, the final shot suggesting a world of loss that lives just beyond the frame, and serving as a profound, devastating reminder of the consequences of our actions.