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Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.
Jorge Rigaud
- Maurice
- (as George Rigaud)
Bobby Barber
- Newsboy
- (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
John Bishop
- Ben
- (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
- Police Lt. Hollaran
- (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
- George
- (uncredited)
James Davies
- Masseur
- (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
- Henri the Chef
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
- Hijack Driver
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaFirst of seven films that Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster made together.
- Goofs(at around 57 min) Dave has explained how the club is organized financially. Frankie turns, walks away in confusion, then turns back to Dave facing downstage right. Then there is a jump cut and Frankie is suddenly turned 90 degrees facing downstage left.
- Quotes
Nick Palestro: For a buck, you'd double-cross your own mother.
Skinner: Why not? She'd do the same to me.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
- SoundtracksDon't Call It Love
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Music by Allie Wrubel
Performed by Trudy Stevens (uncredited)
[Kay (Lizabeth Scott) sings the song at the club]
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Enjoyable battle of wits between gangsters
Burt Lancaster has been in prison since the days of Al Capone, and when released he sets out to claim his share of ill-gotten gains from his former partner, Kirk Douglas. Kirk is pleasant at first, lulling Burt with wine, gourmet food, and the company of his mistress Lizbeth Scott, but he has no intention of sharing anything. What starts out as a buddy relationship becomes a battle of wits and wills as the two fight for control of Kirk's nightclub, lots of money, and Lizbeth.
This is no "Double Indemnity", but the two main characters are written and acted well enough to hold our interest. Douglas steals the film as the cleverer thug, the one who was smart enough to get away and go legit. His performance is lively and has touches of humor, particularly in the scene where he proves that the pen is mightier than the sword, or at least that legalese is mightier than the gun. Lancaster has a more violent, less sympathetic character, but has fun playing a brute who's forced to actually think for the first time in his life.
Not a great film, but an enjoyable one. Interesting for the way it shows the changes in the criminal world over the course of a decade, from the brutality of the thirties to the emerging sophistication of the fifties.
This is no "Double Indemnity", but the two main characters are written and acted well enough to hold our interest. Douglas steals the film as the cleverer thug, the one who was smart enough to get away and go legit. His performance is lively and has touches of humor, particularly in the scene where he proves that the pen is mightier than the sword, or at least that legalese is mightier than the gun. Lancaster has a more violent, less sympathetic character, but has fun playing a brute who's forced to actually think for the first time in his life.
Not a great film, but an enjoyable one. Interesting for the way it shows the changes in the criminal world over the course of a decade, from the brutality of the thirties to the emerging sophistication of the fifties.
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- Nov 13, 1999
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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