A lovely little film set at the height of pre-war Hollywood glamour. Constance Bennett reveals her rather relaxed and lavish beauty regime once she finally drags herself out of bed! This involves applying varying creams, having a bath and being annoyed by regular time checks from her maid! It is all rather strange, and probably not much practical help to the average fan, but at all times Constance is suitably glamorous!
So a simple plot but this has a number of interesting sub-plots. We have Tung Hao (Tao-Liang Tan), a conflicted triad member who regrets the killings that Lu takes part in. Nana (Nana Misaki), a dancer and prostitute linked to the gang (and Tung Hao's girl), who is desperate to have a better life.
The film is often unintentionally hilarious, Bolo Yeung is dubbed with a cockney accent for example. The film also has quite a bit of gratuitous female nudity, and lots and lots of violence. The fighting is of a good standard and overall the film is well worth a watch.
Although Adamo is scared off by the mob, McCain - who by now has hooked up with young lovely Irene (Britt Ekland) - is going to go through with the job. An ingenious heist occurs involving plenty of home made bombs and a fake firefighter uniform. McCain ends up with two million dollars, but his plan to get away with it could do with some work, especially as the mob are now on his ass...
An excellent gangster crime drama with some great performances especially Peter Falk's. Amid the glamour and style of late 1960s San Francisco (which the Ennio Morricone soundtrack really sets off) is a crushing inevitability and doom about the proceedings as the bodies pile up. You may rip off a casino but ripping off the mob is the highest stakes of all.
Harry (Harry Langdon) is determined to marry Ethel (Natalie Kingston) with whom he is head over heels in love. His uncle the Fire Chief (Vernon Dent) tries his best to stop Harry from marrying but to no avail. However, it turns out that Ethel is just after Harry's money (her sister Ruth Hiatt is the one really with the hots for Harry) and his heart is broken. He spends the night at the fire station in despair then a building catches fire and Harry has the chance to be a hero and find love after all...
A simple and fairly charming little comedy. There is some good humour, some of it quite dark at times too. The final set-piece in the burning building gives ample opportunity for crazy stunts and visual gags.
The events slowly unfold that night in Chicago as Biddel's scheme for Johnny (arrest the upstart Hayes Stewart (William Talman) and dump him over state lines) falls apart and Johnny suffers a terrible loss. All the while he is being shadowed by a rather strange Sergeant (Chill Wills).
This is a rich Noir full of suspense though played with a light touch and a touch of the mystical, sharp dialogue and quirky oddities. It includes a man who's job is to pretend to be a robot in a club window!