Never a Dull Moment (1968)
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44% of users liked it
(1,064 ratings)
Jack Albany (Dick Van Dyke) is an actor in a television series who is mistaken for a real-life murderer Ace Williams (Jack Elam). Comedy ensues when gangster Leo Smooth (Edward G. Robinson) goes after Jack. Robinson reprises the role of the gangster tough guy he made famous in the 1930s. He leads a… More Jack Albany (Dick Van Dyke) is an actor in a television series who is mistaken for a real-life murderer Ace Williams (Jack Elam). Comedy ensues when gangster Leo Smooth (Edward G. Robinson) goes after Jack. Robinson reprises the role of the gangster tough guy he made famous in the 1930s. He leads a comical crew of criminals which include Ned Glass, Mickey Shaughnessy, Slim Pickens, Henry Silva and Tony Bill. Sally (Dorothy Provine) is the love interest who comes to the aid of the unhappy Jack. Jerry Paris, who starred as Van Dyke's neighbor in his highly successful television show of the 1960s, directs this Walt Disney-produced comedy. Disney had given the nod to the script and the production blueprints shortly before his death in 1966. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jerry Paris
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Kids & Family, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jun 26, 1968 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 6, 2004
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
OK star comedy that feels like a TV show.
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Cast
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Dick Van Dyke
as Jack Albany
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Edward G. Robinson
as Leo Joseph Smooth
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Dorothy Provine
as Sally Inwood
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Henry Silva
as Frank
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Joanna Cook Moore
as Melanie Smooth
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Tony Bill
as Florian
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Slim Pickens
as Cowboy
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Jack Elam
as Ace Williams
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Ned Glass
as Rinzy
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Richard Bakalyan
as Bobby
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Mickey Shaughnessy
as Francis
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Philip Coolidge
as Fingers
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Eleanor Audley
as Matron
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Anthony Caruso
as Tony Preston
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John Cliff
as Museum Gaurd
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John Dennis
as Museum Guard
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Ken Lynch
as Police Lieutenant
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Tyler McVey
as Police Chief Grayson
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James Millhollin
as Museum Director
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Jackie Russell
as Sexy woman
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Johnny Silver
as Prop Man
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Dick Winslow
as TV Actor
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Bob Homel
as TV Actor "Police Capt. Jacoby"
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Jerry Paris
as Police Photographer
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Paul Condylis
as Lenny
