Blast of Silence (1961)
Genre: Crime / Thriller
Duration: 77 minuten
Alternative title: Baby Boy Frankie
Country:
United States
Directed by: Allen Baron
Stars: Allen Baron, Larry Tucker and Molly McCarthy
IMDb score:
7,4 (6.381)
Releasedate: 20 March 1961
Blast of Silence plot
"An unforgettable experience in suspense! ... as seconds tick off a timetable ... for murder!"
A hit man has to kill someone during Christmas. He makes the mistake of going to a Christmas party with an old friend. He no longer wants to kill and is therefore himself on the blacklist.
Actors and actresses
Frank Bono
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Reviews & comments
Insignificance
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- 3220 messages
- 5589 votes
Concise noir by and from Baron, who has hired someone else for the voice-over. He sounds tough and determined and tells almost everything you need to know about the hitman. Often that something like that comes across as a weak means to quickly convey something and in fact that is also the case here, but, just like the lively jazz score, it gives some extra spice to the turbulent, precarious situation in which Frankie Bono finds himself. A loner who could use some attention, a cool frog whose temperature sometimes rises. Fatalistic and existential with Baron who plays a resolute role and has chosen a few beautiful locations. The plot is straightforward, but the mood of the film is there.
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wihu61
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- 1011 messages
- 540 votes
Straightforward plot without all sorts of (noir) side roads and femmes fatales. Credible acting and everything in an atmospheric New York. Not bad.
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clubsport
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- 3890 messages
- 6993 votes
This film reminded me somewhat of Murder by Contract, perhaps because that film was also about a hit man, but this one is different but still has a similar atmosphere, the voice over is a welcome source of information
Of course it was clever to be able to look a little into the man's psyche and thus still have some sympathy for him.
Great movie, but of course no happy ending.
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