I first saw JOHNNY ALLEGRO over 60 years ago at age 11. Back then kids would often enjoy certain adult movies and stretch their minds and outlook a bit; unlike 2010 when adults have to settle for badly made boring action movies aimed at 9 year old's, with few crumbs for grown ups. I hunted for JOHNNY ALLEGRO for over 5 years on eBay and other sources of rare movies before finally buying a copy made off the Mystery Channel.
Raft plays an ex-con on the lamb working as a florist in LA when he's picked up by long-and lean Nina Foch trying to bypass the detective on her tail. Before very long he's deeply whisked away to a private island off Florida which serves as HQ for a band of traitors trying to destroy the American economy with a flood of counterfeit money. George MacReady is the chief bad guy, a skilled and very intelligent psycho.
Poor tough guy George Raft is forced to contend with repeatedly having to kiss Nina Foch who is 2 1/2 inches taller. Being a He-man he rises to the occasion nicely; and I'd like to try that someday: kissing one taller.
An enjoyable mystery, not a film noir, like they never make anymore.
Raft plays an ex-con on the lamb working as a florist in LA when he's picked up by long-and lean Nina Foch trying to bypass the detective on her tail. Before very long he's deeply whisked away to a private island off Florida which serves as HQ for a band of traitors trying to destroy the American economy with a flood of counterfeit money. George MacReady is the chief bad guy, a skilled and very intelligent psycho.
Poor tough guy George Raft is forced to contend with repeatedly having to kiss Nina Foch who is 2 1/2 inches taller. Being a He-man he rises to the occasion nicely; and I'd like to try that someday: kissing one taller.
An enjoyable mystery, not a film noir, like they never make anymore.