The Four Deuces

The Four Deuces (1975)

Genres - Action, Adventure, Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Comedy, Gangster Film  |   Release Date - May 31, 1975 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 87 min.  |   Countries - Israel, United States  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

TThough barely released to theaters, the tongue-in-cheek crime melodrama Four Deuces became a Late Late Show fixture in the '80s. Jack Palance plays Vic Morano, a high-ranking Prohibition-era mobster with a weakness for women. Vic's humanity begins surfacing when he falls for gorgeous blonde Wendy (Carol Lynley). The film's title refers to the name of his speakeasy, and to his gang, which consists of himself, Wendy, and a brace comic-relief hoodlums. The plot concerns Vic's ongoing war with rival hoodlum Chico Hamilton (Warren Berlinger).

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bootlegging, casino, gangster, Prohibition, speakeasy