Spies, counter spies, a chess-playing atomic scientist, a beautiful femme fatale/former gang moll(in the process of turning her life around to match her pearl necklace mien), an adorable and bright(but naive)brunette, one consistently intuitive, equable, and unflappable detective all surrounding a self-serving and self-centered criminal named Joey (George Raft). Watch this film with unwavering attention, stop the film 5 minutes before the end, jot down your conjecture, and THEN push play. You will be rewarded. Be careful, though. If you so much as blink you will MISS the denouement ... and a most moving cinematic moment.
Review of A Bullet for Joey
A Bullet for Joey
(1955)
How often is one moved to tears by the great Edward G. or George Raft???
2 May 2008
Warning: Spoilers