MOVIE TITLE: JOHNNY STOOL PIGEON
YEAR OF RELEASE: 1949
RUNNING TIME: 72 MINUTES
FILM SHOT IN: BLACK & WHITE (you will receive the "fullscreen" version)
PICTURE QUALITY RATING: = 8 to 8.5 out of 10 (GOOD to VERY GOOD QUALITY. THESE RARE FILMS COME FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES~PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT MODERN DAY HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL QUALITY.)
DIRECTED BY: WILLIAM CASTLE (later best known for his gimmicky horror films from the 50s & 60s)
STARRING: HOWARD DUFF, DAN DURYEA, SHELLEY WINTERS, ANTHONY (TONY) CURTIS, JOHN McINTIRE
BRIEF PLOT SUMMARY: "COPPER" (DUFF) SETS OUT TO CRACK A DRUG SMUGGLING RING. HE NEEDS TO RELEASE THE IMPRISONED "JOHNNY" (DURYEA) FOR ASSISTANCE TO GET HIM ON THE INSIDE OF THE ILLEGAL RACKET.
COMMENTS: HIGHLY ENTERTAINING WITH A GREAT CAST. AS A BONUS, YOU GET TO SEE A VERY YOUNG "TONY" CURTIS IN A SMALLER ROLE AS A MURDER-MAN FOR THE RING. VERY RARE!!