Academy Awards, USA 1961
| Nominee Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Howard Shoup |
Warner Bros.
Directed by Budd Boetticher
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Ray Danton is a two-bit thief in hustler who idolizes a mob leader in New York City. His enthusiasm and persistence gets him a job as a bodyguard. He takes the opportunity to study the business with plans to ultimately take it over. When he finally gets the chance, his arrogance and sense of invulnerability ultimately do him in. A fine character study of a deeply amoral character, which Danton plays with aplomb. However, tends to be talky and set bound.
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