The adventures of two retired vaudeville performers, who become two of the best prohibition Agents in the 1920s.The adventures of two retired vaudeville performers, who become two of the best prohibition Agents in the 1920s.The adventures of two retired vaudeville performers, who become two of the best prohibition Agents in the 1920s.
- Lilly
- (as Mary Tanner)
- Doctor
- (as Steven McNaughton)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Boris
- Steven Patrick Bell(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis was Jackie Gleason's final collaboration with longtime friend and "The Honeymooners" co-star Art Carney.
- GoofsIzzy's wife is named Esther in the credits but called Vera throughout the film.
- Quotes
Izzy Einstein: Oh, Moe, let's face it. What have we done with our lives? Nothing. That crummy vaudeville act we did? That was a lousy act and you know it. And what are we doin' now? You're a two-bit fight promoter, an out-of-work bartender... and me? Most of my life I've gone from job to job, tryin' to make ends meet. It's the end of the line, Moe. And in my opinion, it's been a lousy trip. It's time for us to do something right, something good - while we still got time.
- ConnectionsReferenced in While We're Young (2014)
The story is about two vaudevillians in the 1920's whose entertainment careers are done for, and one (Carney) has a bar, but thanks to Prohibition, he doesn't do well in that. The other (Gleason) convinces his former showbiz partner to become a Prohibition agent with him, and despite the partner's initial hostility, he agrees. At first, the police don't take them seriously, until their acting abilities turn out to make their alcohol raids far more successful. Of course, one mobster known as "Dutch" finds these new agents make him too uncomfortable, and the story's light tone turns darker as Dutch fights back violently.
The movie may not be good history, but as a story it's entertaining, and Gleason and Carney shine to the end.
- bigverybadtom
- Feb 22, 2013
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- Dos bribones contra el hampa
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