Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Mary
- (as Cathy Browne)
- Miss Wexley
- (as Gloria Victor)
- Theatre Patron
- (uncredited)
- Gun Salesman
- (uncredited)
- Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Ben Simcoe
- Ben Maddow(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaShot in seven days.
- GoofsClaude crawls through quite a length of drain pipe and the crawl space beneath Billie's house, but emerges into her living room with no dirt on his clothes or person.
- Quotes
Mr. Moon: I'm a retired real estate broker. I don't do anything anymore but sit in my room, look at television, and smoke cigars.
Claude: I'd still like to work for you.
Mr. Moon: Doing what?
Claude: I want to be a contractor.
Mr. Moon: Have you done it before?
Claude: No, sir.
Mr. Moon: You can only make a mistake once in this job.
Claude: Well, I'm different.
Mr. Moon: What do you mean you're different?
Claude: I don't make mistakes.
Mr. Moon: Then how come you're out of a job?
Vince Edwards leaps off the screen with amazing charisma to burn and Bernardi and Pine are nearly as effective as the hapless bumbling mobsters assigned to chaperone him through his contract. Conflict, wit, suspense, and outright humor abounds in this simultaneously clever and tense little script. Even the non-existent production values are completely camouflaged by economic and nimbly staged set-pieces.
The ending is probably the one weak point... it's a bit sudden and anti-climactic given what the movie seems to be building to. However, the good performances, nifty cinematography (some good POV work), and satisfyingly unconventional script make this slightly warped b-movie a classic which deserves far, far more attention. Melodramatic? Hell yeah. But in the best self-aware and crowd-pleasing tradition. 9/10 and worthy of the time of any crime drama or noir fan. Trust me.
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- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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