Episode 545: The Silent Partner (1978)

Special Guest: Elliott Gould
Guest Co-Hosts: Jonathan Melville, Cullen Gallagher

Noirvember 2021 kicks off with a look at Daryl Duke’s The Silent Partner. Released in 1978, it was from a screenplay by Curtis Hanson and based on the book Think of a Number by Anders Bodelsen. The film stars Elliott Gould as Miles Cullen, a rather mild mannered bank teller -- and keeper of the vault -- who figures out that his bank has been targeted for a robbery. With this piece of information he decides to rob the bank himself and let the robber (Christopher Plummer) take the fall.

Jonathan Melville and Cullen Gallagher join Mike to discuss the film while Elliott Gould talks about his role as Miles Cullen.

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Buy Think of a Number by Anders Bodelsen
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Music:
"The Silent Partner" - Original Soundtrack
"Tænk på et tal" - Bent Fabricius-Bjerre

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Episode 459: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Guest Co-Hosts: Emily Intravia, Scott Frank

Yowza, yowza, yowza... Our examination of 1969 continues with the first American film we've discussed this year, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Directed by Sydney Pollack and based on a novel by Horace McCoy, the film stars Michael Sarrazin as Robert and Jane Fonda as Gloria, a pair who get thrown together in a marathon dance contest during the depression.

Scott Frank and Emily Intravia join Mike to discuss dance marathons, Red Buttons, and Arthur Fonzerelli.

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Buy They Shoot Horses, Don't They? on Blu-Ray
Buy They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
Buy Cinematic License: Editorial Imprints on the Hollywood Novels of Horace McCoy by Laura Rattray

Music:
"The Best Things in Life are Free" - Bonnie Bedelia
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" - The Dark Horses

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