A well-liked man gets into gambling debt and sells his body to a doctor, who gives him one month to live before requiring his suicide..


If you're looking for a breezy but slightly uncomfortable watch, A Very Honorable Guy is going to hit the spot. It's definitely not for folks who need their comedies to stay sunny and bright. If you enjoy those old-school stories where everyone talks fast and lives hard, you'll probably dig this. If you get squeamish a...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Lloyd Bacon

Victor Heerman
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"If you're looking for a breezy but slightly uncomfortable watch, A Very Honorable Guy is going to hit the spot. It's definitely not for folks who need their comedies to stay sunny and bright. If you enjoy those old-school stories where everyone talks fast and lives hard, you'll probably dig this. If you get squeamish about characters signing away their own lives for a quick buck, maybe skip it. Joe E. Brown is the whole show here. He’s got that wide, rubbery grin that usually screams slapstick,..."
Earl Baldwin, Damon Runyon
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