Johnny Cool (1963)
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In this offbeat crime drama, Mafia boss Johnny Colini (Marc Lawrence) has run afoul of the law and is being deported back to his native Sicily. Colini is not at all happy about this, and after he saves the life of a young thug, Johnny Giordano (Henry Silva), he knows the perfect way for Giordano to… More In this offbeat crime drama, Mafia boss Johnny Colini (Marc Lawrence) has run afoul of the law and is being deported back to his native Sicily. Colini is not at all happy about this, and after he saves the life of a young thug, Johnny Giordano (Henry Silva), he knows the perfect way for Giordano to pay him back. Colini teaches Giordano the fine art of being a hit man, then sends him to America as Johnny Cool, with a long list of people who he believes informed on him to the police. Johnny Cool begins knocking off Colini's old enemies with a brutal violence that betrays the cool detachment of his personality; along the way, he meets Dare Guinness (Elizabeth Montgomery), a beautiful but promiscuous woman with whom Johnny falls in love. Several gangsters wanting to stop Johnny Cool's reign of terror rough up Dare as a warning to the hit man, but this only serves to make him all the more bloodthirsty. Produced in part by Peter Lawford, Johnny Cool features an interesting variety of notables as Johnny's associates and victims, including Telly Savalas, Mort Sahl, Joey Bishop, Jim Backus, and Sammy Davis, Jr., who also sings the theme song. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Asher
- Written By
- Joseph Landon, John McPartland
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 2, 1963 Limited
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It relies on its implausible brutal action scenes to provide most of the entertainment.
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Cast
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Henry Silva
as Johnny Cool/Giordano
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Elizabeth Montgomery
as Dare Guiness
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Richard Anderson
as Correspondent
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Marc Lawrence I
as Johnny Colini
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Telly Savalas
as Mr. Santangelo
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Jim Backus
as Louis Murphy
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Joey Bishop
as Used Car Salesman
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Brad Dexter
as Lennart Crandall
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Sammy Davis Jr.
as "Educated"
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Wanda Hendrix
as Miss Connolly
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Hank Henry
as Bus Driver
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John McGiver
as Oby Hinds
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Gregory Morton
as Jerry March
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Mort Sahl
as Ben Morrow
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Joan Staley
as Suzy
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Steven Peck
as Kromlein
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Douglas Henderson
as FBI Man
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Frank Albertson
as Bill
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Mary Scott
as Margaret Huntington
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Elisha Cook Jr.
as Undertaker
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John Dierkes
as "Cripple"
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Robert Armstrong
as Gang Member
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Katherine Bard
as Mrs. Crandall
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Joseph Calleia
as Tourist
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Douglas Dumbrille
as Gang Member
- George N. Neise
