Charlie's father
I missed something? The death of Charlie's (John Garfield) father.
Was it a robbery? And, why Charlie and pals immediately knew what would happen, when the car arrived, as they ran away immediately.
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Charley and his pals were (as noted) young, neighborhood guys. Yes, it was a gang war so when such things happened in that particular way they knew what was going on (in much the same way that a kid today might see a drive-by coming). Rossen and Polonsky (d,w) knew this and this scene is really just another of many examples of brilliant writing and directing in this film.
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