It's a hard-fought task to find out those early picture watched in my teenager years, firstly because I just had a name in Portuguese language, that often weren't translate from original, yesterday I found it on Youtube a good print, however no subtitles, in that time I haven't no idea who was Ida Lupino in Hollywood whatsoever, now the charming lady appeared in this small movie side by side the veteran icon Andy Griffith, both enlighten the production.
The storyline delves in a mid-age childless couple, Artie Sawyer (Andy Griffith) a frustrated superintendent of an old building which spend the mostly of time fixing broken things of the complainers tenants, his forbearing wife Iris Sawyer (Ida Lupino) tries living for a modest but decent life, suddenly reaches a mailing stating that Artie at last got his so awaited certificate of Engineer by correspondence course after long ten years, among feelings of gladness Artie figures out that was too late for him, meanwhile Iris had planned to get a quick visit for her Illness sister for few days only.
Bothered Artie goes into a nearby bar, there he meets a young sexy girl Claudine (Susanne Hildur), at once the gorgeous girl tries by any means lures the naïve Artie whom is hooked by the eye-candy who suggests him spending a night at some empty apartment with him, even faltering his sex desire overcame the reason, sadly it's a frame aiming for a gang of thieves make a bank robbery next door leading by Claudine's boyfriend, to worse Iris goes back in same night, both become a hostages meanwhile the gang goes into the action, the heist ends up ill-fated, thus back at apartment the violent leader-gang threads blow up the whole building if his requests weren't achieved.
Pretty decent picture that invites us to wondering how meaning the life anyway? It will be answered in the small acting, smallest things coming over the menacing plight, Andy Griffith and Ida Lupino delivering all they can with haughtiness as always did.
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First watch: 1985 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-Youtube / Rating: 6.
