Joe Tomasso is an Italian-American bookmaker and gambler who, outwardly, is hard but soft-hearted inwardly. He becomes fond of a homeless waif, Jackie Curtis, and begins to look upon him as the son he never had.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that smell like old film stock and have that specific, grainy 1930s sentimentality, you’ll probably find something to love here. If you need your pacing fast and your dialogue snappy, keep walking. This is for the folks who want to sit with a character for an hour and watch the...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that smell like old film stock and have that specific, grainy 1930s sentimentality, you’ll probably find something to love here. If you need your pacing fast and your dialogue snappy, keep walking. This is for the folks who want to sit with a character for an hour and watch them realize they’re actually a decent person deep down. Joe Tomasso is the kind of guy who probably has a permanent scowl, but the moment he spots Jackie Curtis, the whole rhythm of..."
Douglas Z. Doty, Wells Root, Ernest Pagano, J. Walter Ruben, Walter Lang, Gaston Glass, Claire Corvalho
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