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Baby Face Nelson

1957, Movie, NR, 85 mins

Baby Face Nelson: Review

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Nothing resembling the facts concerning 1934's Public Enemy No. 1 can be seen in this inexpensive hard-boiled production, but Rooney, as the psychopathic Nelson (real name Lester Gillis), gives a convincing performance. He is released from prison, going to work for de Corsia. After some capers, the mob boss, realizing that a maniac is in his employ, turns him in to the police. Rooney escapes, kills de Corsia, then takes up with Jones, de Corsia's mistress. He joins the Dillinger gang in a series of ruthless robberies, finally killing anyone getting in his way, including Hardwicke, who is an underworld doctor who once saved his life. FBI agents trap Rooney and mortally wound him as he attempts to flee. Only at the bloody finish does Rooney admit to his homicidal nature, begging Jones to kill him, saying that he would have murdered two small children who recognized him had she not stopped him, that he is nothing more than a ruthless killer who enjoys murdering people. A brutal and relentlessly offensive film distinctive only for Rooney's absolutely frantic performance as an uncontrollable wacko; he chews up not only the scenery, but the script, cast, and camera. leave a comment
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