No-budget effort from the man who made ROBOT MONSTER (1953), notable for containing the only fiction-film appearance of legendary standup comic Lenny Bruce. Bruce also scripted the film, which is an atrociously paced, episodic affair that works best when it allows movie fan Lenny to ham it
up as a tough, knife-wielding gangster.
Gangster Umberto Scalli (Timothy Farrell) runs his criminal operations from the Scalli Dance Emporium, located near a California port. Merchant seamen smuggle diamonds to him, and he pays them for their efforts. Serving as Scalli's assistant is Vinnie (Lenny Bruce), a hotheaded young hood who's
fast with a knife. Scalli has dance-hall g...
Released:
1954
Rated:
NR
Length:
57 mins