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Blast of Silence (1961)
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April 1961 (USA)
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A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past, and a fat gun dealer with pet rats, each gets in his way. full summary | full synopsis
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uncompromising study of a professional hit-man
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Allen Baron | ... | Frank Bono |
| Molly McCarthy | ... | Lori |
| Larry Tucker | ... | Big Ralph |
| Peter H. Clune | ... | Troiano |
| Danny Meehan | ... | Petey |
| Howard Mann | ... | Body Guard |
| Charles Creasap | ... | Contact Man |
| Bill DePrato | ... | Joe Boniface (as Bill Da Prado) |
| Milda Memenas | ... | Troiano's Girl Friend |
| Joe Bubbico | ... | Body Guard |
| Ruth Kaner | ... | Cleaning Woman |
| Gil Rogers | ... | Gangster |
| Jerry Douglas | ... | Gangster |
| Don Saroyan | ... | Lori's Boy Friend |
| Dean Sheldon | ... | Night Club Singer |
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77 min
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Part of the movie was shot during the middle of a real hurricane - the wind seen during the fistfight is not artificial. It was filmed on Long Island during Hurricane Donna (September 10-12, 1960), the only hurricane of the 20th Century to strike the entire East Coast from south Florida to Maine.
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Continuity: When Frank Bono is walking down the sidewalk ready to enter the building in which Troiano's girlfriend lives, the street and sidewalk are dry. But just as he turns to go up to the entry of the building, the camera view switches to a different angle, and now suddenly the street behind Frank is all wet from rain.
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Featured in Requiem for a Killer: The Making of 'Blast of Silence' (2007) (V)
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Torrid Town
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A hard-boiled, uncompromising study of a professional hit-man, "Baby Boy" Frankie Bono. The beginning of the film is menacing; a pitch-black screen and pounding percussion driving a cynically vicious narrative, "remembering, out of the black silence you were born in pain . . . born with hate and anger built in . . . a slap on the backside to blast out a scream!" A small light becomes visible amidst the black like a moving bulls eye on a target and all of a sudden amidst a crescendo of noise you realize you've been on a train in a tunnel and are now being "blasted" out into the world. But it's like being born into a sewer because this world is seen through the eyes of our killer. Frankie Bono is played by Allen Baron (the director himself) who's appearance and acting style are vintage Robert DeNiro. Frankie has the misfortune to run into a girl for whom he once had affection, and for the first time in his career, he's having 2nd thoughts about his profession, but a killer who doesn't kill gets killed. Frankie's on a one way street that cannot go on forever. Unforgettable film.