The Four Deuces (1975) [N/A]
Featuring:
Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Warren Berlinger
Written by:
Don Martin
Lester Franklin
Directed by:
William H. Bushnell
Release Date:
July 3, 1975
Original Title:
The Four Deuces
Genres:
Comedy | Crime
Production Companies:
AVCO Embassy Pictures
AmeriEuro Pictures Corp
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
This is a tongue-in-cheek crime melodrama that became a 'Late Late Show' fixture in the 1980s, according to the DVD sleeve, Jack Palance plays Vic Morono, a high-ranking Prohibition-era mobster with a weakness for women who is waging an ongoing war with rival hoodlum Chico Hamilton (Warren Berlinger). Vic falls for gorgeous blonde Wendy (Carol Lynley). The film's title refers to the name of his speakeasy, and to his gang, which consists of himself, Wendy, and a brace comic-relief hoodlums. The Four Deuces opens with cartoon credits, and attempts a stylish comic strip look. Expecting some wit upon seeing the name Don Martin in the credits will drive you stark raving nuts - this is not the cartoonist who worked for "Mad" magazine. Light bondage and female flesh scenes might have upped ratings for those 1980s "Late Late Show" airings. Perhaps most notable is the that Ms. Lynley and Mr. Berlinger worked much more memorably together in the stage and film versions of Blue Denim
Gangland boss Vic Morono presides over a mixed pack of cards with the trumps being the 'The Four Deuces': Chip Morono, Mickey Navarro, Ben Arlen, and Smokey Ross. The abundance of humor, sadness and blood in this fast-moving film culminates in the final shoot-out with just one left standing, but who will it be--and has he been dealt the worst hand of all?
