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Which John Garfield movie is this quote referring to?
posted by moviebuff4563STAFFMOD on August 16, 2023 at 9:59 AM
I had come across this quote and wanted to know what movie it is referring to.
Does anyone know?
The movie does exist, right?
"You know the actor John Garfield? In one movie he walked up to this train station, the ticket booth, and the guy says, 'Yes, where are you going?' And he says, 'I want a ticket to nowhere.' I thought: that's it. The freedom to do that. I want a ticket to nowhere." - Wayne Shorter
If you know what the answer is, please share it.
Aren't all the old movie scripts available to read online?
Wouldn't it be possible to do a keyword search through each of them or something?
Why is this so hard or difficult to get the answer to?
Reply by genplant29
on August 16, 2023 at 1:19 PM
I just now tried some tricks I thought might yield the correct movie's title, but regrettably nothing useful (that seems to pertain to the right JG movie) ever comes up, even if limiting the search to just the quoted line, "I want a ticket to nowhere." The Wayne Shorter paragraph endlessly comes up though.
Reply by Steve
on August 16, 2023 at 1:40 PM
I'm pretty sure it's from Dust Be My Destiny (1939).... a decent watch. If it's not that one it's probably "They Made Me a Criminal". FINALLY my obsession with noir is paying off!
Reply by Steve
on August 16, 2023 at 1:41 PM
If you watch them let me know if I'm right!
Reply by genplant29
on August 16, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Excellent info and leads, Steve! Thanks!
Reply by moviebuff4563
on August 16, 2023 at 4:21 PM
I couldn't find those lines in the transcript.
Dust Be My Destiny https://subslikescript.com/movie/Dust_Be_My_Destiny-31259
They Made Me a Criminal https://subslikescript.com/movie/They_Made_Me_a_Criminal-32022
Reply by Steve
on August 16, 2023 at 6:14 PM
Ah! That resource is good. Postman Always Rings Twice!
(all three picks he's hopping trains and cars.)
Reply by moviebuff4563
on August 17, 2023 at 1:10 PM
These lines appear nowhere in any script.
'Yes, where are you going?'
'I want a ticket to nowhere.'
Reply by genplant29
on August 17, 2023 at 1:16 PM
That was the same conclusion I reached yesterday. I wonder if Wayne Shorter simply casually paraphrased some lines.
Incidentally, something I attempted yesterday was to see if any online biography of Shorter attributes that film description to any particular movie. No helpful results came up.
Reply by Steve
on August 17, 2023 at 1:29 PM
It's paraphrased. Most classic noir lines are never what they actually said! Lol.