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Money to Burn (1973)
Classic Made for TV
I remember seeing this movie during the early to mid-70's. Great premise where a prison inmate not only manages to counterfeit a sizable amount of cash but comes up with a novel way of smuggling it out of prison. The burden then falls on his wife and a crew of various skills to figure out how to manage the counterfeit money. Their plot is novel and imaginative - but will it work?
Great cast with E.G. Marshall as our favorite counterfeiter, Mildred Natwick as his faithful (but slightly larcenous) wife and David Doyle as the helpful and unwitting accomplice warden. Doubt I'll ever get to see this again - but if the chance comes along don't miss it.
Bluebeard (1972)
Words Fail Me
It's almost impossible to find the words to describe exactly how bad this film is. Or to describe how much fun it was to watch. Bluebeard is the story of a German Baron (Richard Burton) who has a, well, blue beard. When Joey Heatherington finds out that he has killed a series of wives and hidden the bodies she realizes that she is next. In attempt to delay the inevitable she gets the Baron to tell his story. What follows is a primer in how not to pick a girl.
The dialogue is phony, the accents are terrible but the women are all beautiful and (at least partially) disrobed. Maybe not the intent but this movie is a great example of a 1970's campy sex movie.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.
The Boy in Blue (1986)
Well done but....
Warning - Spoilers The Boy in Blue is a representation of the life of Ned Hanlen - a rowing champion during the late 19th century. Learning his craft as a whiskey runner Ned moves into the world of high stakes rowing (popular during the era) and through love and emotional growth becomes a champion.
While well done for a period piece the life of Ned Hanlen, as told in The Boy in Blue, does not represent a story compelling enough to carry an entire movie. Interesting in it's technical details (I've done a small amount of rowing and thought the sport was well captured) the amount of drama in Mr. Hanlen's life just does not rise to the level needed to make the movie consistently interesting.
David Naughton plays the sleazy manager/promoter (with the requisite Heart of Gold); Christopher Plummer plays the sleazy backer/gambler (no Heart of Gold) and Cynthia Dale plays the love interest. While mildly interesting the attempts at sabotage, thuggery and skulduggery just don't add up to a "movies worth" of a story.