Gail Dahms Movies
The Canadian "sleeper" The Silent Partner stars Elliott Gould as a teller, Miles Cullen, who figures out psycho Harry Reikle's (Christopher Plummer) scheme to rob his bank, several days ahead of time. Cullen providently squirrels away 50,000 dollars in a safety-deposit box before Reikle strikes. After the robbery, the papers report the amount of the bank's loss. Reikle realizes that there's 50,000 extra bucks floating around that he hasn't gotten his hands on. The soft-spoken but sadistic Reikle puts the screws on Cullen to fork over the dough -- but Cullen has lost the deposit-box key. Be forewarned: this one gets extremely brutal and bloody at times, with sudden bursts of graphic violence. Also featured is Susannah York as the fluctuating-loyalty heroine, and a very young and hairy John Candy. Future L.A. Confidential scribe Curtis Hanson loosely adapted the Danish novel Think of a Number, by Anders Bodelsen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, (more)
- 1975
Debuting September 22, 1975, the Canadian In Good Company was an entertainment program presented in a quasi-magazine fashion. Much of the air time was given over to comedy sketches, interviews and hidden camera stunts, with the occasional TV or movie spoof presented by members of the Royal Canadian Air Farce troupe. Originally telecast three days per week in a 7 PM half-hour slot, the series expanded to an hour (though it was diminished to a mere weekly) beginning January 12, 1976, and ending on May 31 of the same year. In Good Company was produced at the CBC facilities in Toronto. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hana Gartner, Rod Coneybeare, (more)
