The Four Deuces

The Four Deuces
The Four Deuces
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William H. Bushnell
Screenplay by	C. Lester Franklin
Story by	Don Martin
Produced by	Yoram Globus
Starring	Jack Palance; Carol Lynley; Warren Berlinger; Adam Roarke; Gianni Russo; Hard Boiled Haggerty
Cinematography	Stephen M. Katz
Edited by	Aaron Stell
Music by	Kenneth Wannberg
Production; company	AmeriEuro Pictures Corp
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures
Release date	July 3, 1975 (MIFF);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Four Deuces is a 1975 American crime comedy film directed by William H. Bushnell and written by C. Lester Franklin. The film stars Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Warren Berlinger, Adam Roarke, Gianni Russo and Hard Boiled Haggerty. The film was released in January 1976, by Embassy Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Gangster Vic Morano (Palance) owns the speakeasy nightclub The Four Deuces, and is embroiled in an ongoing gang war with rival mob boss and nightclub owner Chico Hamilton (Berlinger) during the 1930s Prohibition era.

Cast

Jack Palance as Vic Morono
Carol Lynley as Wendy Rittenhouse
Warren Berlinger as Chico Hamilton
Adam Roarke as Russ Timmons
Gianni Russo as Chip Morono
Hard Boiled Haggerty as Mickey Navarro
Johnny Haymer as Ben Arlen
Martin Kove as Smokey Ross
Cherie Latimer as Dolly Morono
E.J. Peaker as Lori Rogers
Damon Douglas as Buroughs
Ben Frommer as George
Mickey Morton as Book
Jack O'Leary as Bull
Sierra Bandit as Flame
Robert Deman as Blade
Carl Weathers as Taxi cab driver
Lois Foraker as Blonde Singer
Issac Goz as Boobury
Lany Gustavson as Ma Hamilton
James Jeter as Capt. 'Smitty' Baird
David Jolliffe as Bud
Richard Molinare as Shepherd
Arnold Moreno as Priest Walker
Brooke Palance as Hospital Nurse
Rob Reece as Lake
Robert Shayne as Vince

Production

Shootings started on March 18, 1974; the film was shot at Culver City Studios and several Los Angeles locations.^[4] Carol Lynley designed all her costumes.^[4]

Release

The film received a limited release between late summer and fall 1975.^[4]

Reception

Author Tom Lisanti described the film as "a violent gangster yarn that tried to mix comic book humor with slam-bang action" but "just did not work".^[4]

References

↑ "Four Deuces, The (1976) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
↑ Hal Erickson (May 31, 1975). "The Four Deuces (1975) - William H. Bushnell, Jr". AllMovie. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
↑ "The Four Deuces". Afi.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
1 2 3 4 Lisanti, Tom (2020). "Bad Girls, Harried Heroines, and Disaster Divas". Carol Lynley: Her Film & TV Career in Thrillers, Fantasy and Suspense. BearManor Media.

External links

The Four Deuces at IMDb
The Four Deuces at Rotten Tomatoes
The Four Deuces at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

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[1] "Four Deuces, The (1976) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

[2] Hal Erickson (May 31, 1975). "The Four Deuces (1975) - William H. Bushnell, Jr". AllMovie. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

[3] "The Four Deuces". Afi.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

[bio-4] 1 2 3 4 Lisanti, Tom (2020). "Bad Girls, Harried Heroines, and Disaster Divas". Carol Lynley: Her Film & TV Career in Thrillers, Fantasy and Suspense. BearManor Media.

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