Memories for Sale

Though the movie is only about a half hour long, the characters and conflicts stay with one longer than those of most feature length productions. Bob Colonna was a brilliant choice to play Sid Freedman, an old man who was once part of a major comic duo. Colonna has such presence on screen that it is not difficult to believe that he was once a star. His biographer, played by Charlie O'Neal, is under pressure from a literary agent, (played, but not overplayed, by "this is the way it is the public wants dirt") Jerry Bisantz. David Sullivan as O'Neal makes us feel the tension of his moral dilemma when he gets the story that the old man does not want to tell; O'Neal needs a successful book, but Sid Freeman trusts him enough to give him the "dirt" he does not want told. Bisantz's script provides just enough comic relief, and Christian de Rezende's camera work is flawless.