In order to collect the ransom offered by the family of a kidnapped industrialist, a terminally-ill man frames himself for the crime, but he accidentally uncovers the real culprit.
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| George Kennedy | ... | Paul R. Cameron | |
| Anne Jackson | ... | Jean Cameron | |
| Eli Wallach | ... | Mario Gambretti | |
| Steve Ihnat | ... | Asst. Dist. Atty. Herb Gates | |
| William Marshall | ... | Morris Bronson | |
| Joe Maross | ... | Lt. Max Hines | |
| Dana Elcar | ... | Harold Tracey | |
| Walter Brooke | ... | Adam Mercer | |
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A dying man frames himself for the kidnapping and murder of an industrialist so his wife and daughter can benefit from the reward money. However, his plan goes awry when he is cured! Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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1970s | los angeles california | cancer patient | brain tumor | surgeon |Taglines:
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Written by Bronislau Kaper and Ned Washington
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On Green Dolphin StreetWritten by Bronislau Kaper and Ned Washington
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As a Los Angeles insurance investigator with a brain tumor (but unwilling to undergo the necessary laser surgery), George Kennedy bustles through this far-fetched, hyperbolic criminal nonsense like an overage Boy Scout. He proceeds to implicate himself in a year-old unsolved murder, which would allow spouse Anne Jackson to collect on the reward money; of course, the surgery becomes imperative--thereby leaving Kennedy a healthy, innocent man convicted of first-degree murder! Despite variable camera-work, and a somewhat confusing past-and-present style, this is a well-made picture with a solid cast. Kennedy, actually, has some fine early scenes; but once the plot loops become entangled, he has nothing to rely on but his typical slow-burn. John T. Kelley's screenplay changes gears in the final third (becoming standard cops-and-robbers stuff), releasing all the pent-up hot air within this scenario. It not only leaves questions unanswered, it also makes the L.A. police force look bad and the criminal justice system appear inept (which may have been intentional). ** from ****