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Blast of Silence
Blast of Silence is a 1961 American neo-noir film written, directed by, and starring Allen Baron, with Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, and Peter H. Clune in supporting roles. Set during Christmastime, it follows a hitman who returns to his native New York City to commit a murder for hire. It was produced by Merrill Brody, who was also the cinematographer.
Plot
Frankie Bono, an Italian-American Mafia hitman working with the Mafia in Cleveland, returns to his hometown of New York City during Christmas week to kill Troiano, a middle-management mobster. The assassination will be risky, and Frankie is warned by the go-between who delivers the front half of Frankie's money that the contract will be reneged if he is spotted before the hit is performed.
More details
author | Allen Baron |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | Allen Baron |
editor | Peggy Lawson |
genre | crime thriller |
keywords | blackmail caporegime christmas and holiday season christmas party christmas week cleveland crime family greenwich village hitman isolated italian-american mafia jazz club kill lose mafia boss meet middle-management mobster new year the mafia in cleveland village gate |
musicBy | Meyer Kupferman |
producer | Merrill Brody |
productionCompany | Magla Productions |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
theme | film noir neo-noir |