Richard Foster is the brains of a quartet of con-artists that includes Giltedge, a stock swindler; "Painless," a phony dentist; and "Gorgeous," along as decoration and bait. Richard goes off alone to attend a reunion of his old high-school class but, when he gets there, he discovers that some of his old friends turn out to be not as simple as he remembered them.
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for those quick, punchy studio programmers from the mid-thirties, sure. If you need something with big stakes or, you know, a budget that didn't consist of spare change and leftover set pieces, skip it. It’s light, it’s breezy, and it’s about as complex as a glass of water...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
James Tinling
Harry Southwell
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for those quick, punchy studio programmers from the mid-thirties, sure. If you need something with big stakes or, you know, a budget that didn't consist of spare change and leftover set pieces, skip it. It’s light, it’s breezy, and it’s about as complex as a glass of water. Richard Foster is the ringleader of a quartet of grifters, which is a great setup for a movie that doesn't actually want to deal with the messy parts of being a criminal. You’ve..."
Harry Holman
Marion Orth, Arthur T. Horman, Paul Gerard Smith
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