Cold War and Crime

A Bullet For Joey (1955) - An exiled mob boss is recruited to kidnap a Canadian nuclear scientist during the Cold War. Directed by Lewis Allen Starring Edward G. Robinson, George Raft Why I Liked It – Two great mobster movie actors at once! My reaction above was my starting point with this one. I’d... Continue Reading →

White Nights (1985)

White Nights (1985) - Russian ballet star Kolya Rodchenko defected years ago from the U.S.S.R.  When his plane is forced down in the Soviet Union by a technical malfunction, he is arrested as a traitor.  While the authorities "negotiate" his future, he is placed in the home of an African-American dancer (Hines) who defected from... Continue Reading →

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