Even though this movie is about my father, Jim Vaus, I agree with one of the other reviews that the acting in "Wiretapper" is not the best, even for a 1950's B movie. I admit that I am biased, but I think this story is worthy of better treatment.
That being said, I agree with the review which stated that this movie is worth seeing just to get a look at Billy Graham preaching in his early days. And the ending of the movie always has a positive impact on audiences with whom I have viewed the movie.
As the son of Jim Vaus, I obviously don't agree with the reviewer who did not feel that my father's later life lived up to the conversion portrayed in this movie. For anyone interested in the true story behind the Wiretapper, and "the rest of the story" of what happened to my father after his conversion in 1949, you may want to read my book, "My Father Was a Gangster: The Jim Vaus Story", published by Believe Books in 2007.
That being said, I agree with the review which stated that this movie is worth seeing just to get a look at Billy Graham preaching in his early days. And the ending of the movie always has a positive impact on audiences with whom I have viewed the movie.
As the son of Jim Vaus, I obviously don't agree with the reviewer who did not feel that my father's later life lived up to the conversion portrayed in this movie. For anyone interested in the true story behind the Wiretapper, and "the rest of the story" of what happened to my father after his conversion in 1949, you may want to read my book, "My Father Was a Gangster: The Jim Vaus Story", published by Believe Books in 2007.