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Post #1459865

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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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27-Nov-2021, 12:13 PM

Johnny Stool Pigeon - 1949 - 5/10

Vintage cars, big fedoras, and black ‘n white film stock do not a classic Noir make.
Generic tale of Feds trying to take down a narcotics racket.
Helmed by Dan Duryea, rather subdued in this one, and Howard Duff, sharp as a bar of soap.
One the plus side, this predicts the later Nafta trade era, with locations in Canada, the States and Mexico.
Also, a great deal of this is set at a Tucson dude ranch, rather than rain soaked alleys.
Tony Curtis memorable as mute torpedo.