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Robert Beck (novel)
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Two Phildelphia con men try to evade gangsters they have conned and cops who are trying to put them in jail. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Kiel Martin ... White Folks
Mel Stewart ... Blue Howard
Dallas Edward Hayes ... Dot Murray
Beverly Ballard ... Susan
Vernee Watson-Johnson ... Cleo Howard
Donald Symington ... Morrison
Don Fellows ... Phillips
Tom Anderson ... Felix the Fixer
Clebert Ford ... Josephus
Fuddle Bagley ... Percy
Ted Lange ... Melvin the Pimp
Tony Mazzadra ... Nino Parelli
David Thomas ... Frascatti
Jim King ... Duke
Anthony Charnota ... Bobby
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Double Con
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Runtime:
89 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Well worth your time, 8 December 2005
8/10
Author: VincentElgar from United Kingdom

An interesting, extremely well-performed little movie about a pair of Philadelphia con artists who get more than they bargain for when they cross swords with a corrupt cop and the local Mafiosi.

Trick Baby begins well and builds up midway to a terrific foot-chase through the seamier side of the city. In the second half it starts to run out of steam and becomes a little predictable. Things are bogged down especially by a lengthy scene involving a preacher, who is the only character that strikes a false note. In spite of this the movie never loses one's attention completely. The cast down to the supporting players is excellent: Beverly Ballard particularly shines as a woman used and abused by slick operator White Folks (Kiel Martin) and Dallas Edward Hayes does terrific work as the ruthless and relentless cop.

The use of locations is terrific, and the movie has a rawness and immediacy utterly missing from thrillers today. Minor reservations aside, Trick Baby is well worth a look – 8/10.

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