Mark,
Yes, it's worth seeking out. There was a
screening of it at GoodisCon here in Philadelphia in Jan. Dan
Duryea is excellent and Jane Mansfield is always worth
watching. Production values leave a little to be desired
(definitely a B picture), but the plot is tight and the mood
is very tense. Not a masterpiece, but definitely worth
seeing.
I haven't read the Goodis novel, so I can't
comment on the movie's Goodis-ness, but if you know
Philadelphia, then the movie has extra value with the
location shooting and local newsman John Facenda in a small
role (Facenda was also the voice of all those great old NFL
films).
Ed
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DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net wrote:
I
was wondering if anyone has seen the movie The Burglar, the
one based on the Goodis book, not the one based on the Block
book. Is it any good? Worth seeking out?
Mark
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