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A would-be criminal is taken in by a professional in the game, who teaches him how pickpockets work in teams.A would-be criminal is taken in by a professional in the game, who teaches him how pickpockets work in teams.A would-be criminal is taken in by a professional in the game, who teaches him how pickpockets work in teams.
Susan Mullen
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- TriviaWalter Pidgeon would again play a pickpocket three years later in his penultimate film, Two-Minute Warning (1976).
- ConnectionsReferenced in Turk 182 (1985)
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Original, offbeat character study with bracing dramatic moments stars Michael Sarrazin as an unskilled young thief in Seattle who gets himself and his new girlfriend (the appealing Trish Van Devere) hired on by a wily old pickpocket and his partner, a no-nonsense type with a big ego and a calculating manner. After some training, the foursome move on to Salt Lake City, where they become a finely-tuned team of cons. The smooth direction by Bruce Geller, the occasionally clever script from writers James David Buchanan and Ron Austin, and a superb cast including James Coburn and Walter Pidgeon promise a sure-fire movie. Unfortunately, the disappointing third act doesn't so much unravel as it does dry up, with the writing smacking of moralistic pandering ("Don't let this happen to you!"). Still, two-thirds of a great picture, one with a jazzy look, some amusing interplay and memorable characters. **1/2 from ****
- moonspinner55
- May 8, 2009
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