Monday, April 26, 2010

The Good Die Young - 1954 * * * *


A full star robbery.
What a wonderful feeling it is to be presented with a movie that you normally wouldn't look twice at and in fact it ends up being a nail-biting ride with some brilliant acting. The story is simple - four men meet in a pub all are having problems at home, one man does not have enough money to take his wife away to New York to get her away from her controlling mother. Another is a gambler with a problem who has constantly relied on his wife for money until she refuses to help him settle a debt; all are in desperate need of money and all will do nearly anything to get it, the thing is can they trust their fellow men? This exciting film noir portrays some brilliant performances, especially from Stanley Baxter, Gloria Grahame and Joan Collins. Amazng.

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