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A Bullet for Joey (1955)

| Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 25 April 1955 (UK)
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In Montreal, a police inspector slowly discovers a plot to kidnap a nuclear physicist, American mobsters, foreign spies, and a blonde seductress, are all involved.

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Inspector Raoul Leduc
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Joe Victor aka Steiner
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Joyce Geary
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Dr. Carl Macklin
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Eric Hartman
Toni Gerry ...
Yvonne Temblay
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Jack Allen (as Bill Bryant)
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Morrie
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Raphael Garcia
Joseph Vitale ...
Nick Johonus
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Marie Temblay
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Fred
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Viveca Hartman (as Karen Verne)
Henri Letondal ...
Dubois
Stan Malotte ...
Paul
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Montreal: the former well-known gangster Joey Victor is fetched from Europe, where he was deported to from USA. His shall kidnap the nuclear physicist Dr. Macklin and bring him behind the Iron Curtain. Joey reactivates his old gang, including the formerly attractive Joyce. She shall seduce the erotically inexperienced Macklin and lure him out of his closely protected quarters. But the FBI becomes suspicious... Written by Tom Zoerner <[email protected]>

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physicist | nuclear physicist | police inspector | mobster | gangster | See All (116) »

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THE SCREEN'S TOP "TOUGH GUYS" MEET FACE TO FACE! (original print ad - all caps)

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25 April 1955 (UK)  »

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As the sedan carrying Nick and Morrie prepares to pass the telephone repair truck that the police are using for undercover purposes, the camera and several members of the crew are visibly reflected in the door of the truck. See more »

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Joe Victor aka Steiner: My hand's out, and my palm is itching. $100,000.
Eric Hartman: Less the advance our friend in Lisbon gave you.
Joe Victor aka Steiner: Less nothing. Plus expenses. Come on, pay off.
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An interesting Cold War gangster film that is VERY low on energy
30 January 2007 | by (Bradenton, Florida) – See all my reviews

This is an odd little relic from the 1950s. While there were quite a few gangster films made at the time as well as anti-Communism thrillers (such as MY SON, JOHN and I MARRIED A COMMUNIST), this is the only film I can think of that merges the two genres! In a highly unusual move, the Communists enlist the aid of a deported American gangster (George Raft) to orchestrate the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist. This makes the film's concept rather interesting, but the film itself is hampered by low-energy performances (particularly Edward G. Robinson and Raft to a lesser extent) and poor casting (almost none of the people spoke with French-Canadian accents despite the film supposedly taking place in Montreal). In fact, Robinson sounded pretty much like he was on sedatives! Perhaps the reason for this muted performance was just because this excellent actor was so badly miscast. As a result, it is STILL watchable but also quite skip-able as well.
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