Tony Rome (1967)

Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a boat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Marvin H. Albert (novel), Richard L. Breen (screenplay) (as Richard Breen)

Stars:

Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Richard Conte

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Sinatra	...	Tony Rome
Jill St. John	...	Ann Archer
Richard Conte	...	Lt. Dave Santini
Gena Rowlands	...	Rita Kosterman
Simon Oakland	...	Rudy Kosterman
Jeffrey Lynn	...	Adam Boyd
Lloyd Bochner	...	Vic Rood
Robert J. Wilke	...	Ralph Turpin
Virginia Vincent	...	Sally Bullock
Joan Shawlee	...	Fat Candy
Richard Krisher	...	Donald Pines
Lloyd Gough	...	Jules Langley
Babe Hart	...	Oscar
Templeton Fox	...	Mrs. Schuyler
Rocky Graziano	...	Packy

Storyline

Tony Rome is an ex-cop turned private eye in Miami Beach. For $200 he returns a young woman to her father's house after she passes out in a seedy hotel, and he keeps the hotel's name out of it. Trouble is, she's missing a diamond pin, and tough guys show up at Tony's boat looking for it. When the pin does turn up, it's fake, so the girl's father, a wealthy builder, hires Tony to find out what happened to the real stones. Bodies pile up, Tony suspects the builder's trophy wife, and he's also looking for a mysterious guy named Nimmo who used to date Ann Archer, a stunning redhead Tony meets at the builder's. Can Tony sort it out before too many die, and what about Ann?

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Plot Keywords:

private eye | private detective | two word title | beach | drunken woman | 

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Taglines:

The action is so fast... it's a wonder Tony Rome stays alive... and single!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

10 November 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Schnüffler

Filming Locations:

Villa Vizcaya - 3251 S. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,480,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arcola Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Tony Rome appeared in three novels by Marvin H. Albert in the early 1960s: "Miami Mayhem" (filmed as Tony Rome (1967)), "Lady in Cement" and "My Kind of Game".

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Quotes

Diana Pines: People change. They don't always turn out the way you expect.
Tony: I know. You should see my baby pictures.

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Connections

Version of Nick Quarry (1968)

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Soundtracks

Something Here Inside Me
by Billy May and Randy Newman

User Reviews

more snappy dialogue then you'd find at a towel flicking contest

This is one breezy film. Sinatra one lines himself solidly throughout. In films like this, there aren't many moments of reflection. This saves us the trouble of examining the plot and the character motivation too intently. The benefit to the viewer is that the whole experience remains visceral and on the surface. On occasion I like films that don't challenge me, that simply vibrate with a peculiar sort of corrupt, smarmy, highly heated decaying fun. Sinatra dashes all over Miami in search of his maguffin. He pops in to the lives of many marginalized denizens of the underworld. He gets a taste of the lives of the newly rich and partially famous. His alter-ego, Richard Conte, provides a mundane, safe balanced universe for him to rest up in from time to time but the bulk of his characters time is spent in high risk action and lots of smart-assed talk. And for this viewer, that was just fine.