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Wiretapper (1955)
True crime story
14 August 2023 - 2 out of 2 users found this review helpful.
Period crime drama. Great dry acting by central character Bill Williams. His wife (Georgia Lee) is the antithesis and moral conscience for Vaus for whom money dictated the value of his work. Yet as a couple they retain a strong bond through the highs and lows. The underworld characters are realistic and ingrained in their mindset you wouldn't want to cross in real life. I can see how some viewers might feel the ending is abrupt, when Vaus finds a spiritual awakening saving him from reaching a point of no return in big time syndicate wiretapping and a longer prison sentence but that would have meant a bigger budget with new actors to portray the changed life. It hits home the lesson that crime doesn't pay.
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