Review of Shoot to Kill

Shoot to Kill (1947)
6/10
so-so gangster film
12 May 2020
Stars Russell Wade, who was apparently a real big shot when he retired to Palm Springs. here, he's George Mitchell, star reporter for the tribune. Luana Walters is Marian, who quits her job on a whim, to work for a friend of a friend.. and the gangsters think she knows too much... I guess. they insist that she be fired immediately... because...?? not sure why. it's not like she will forget what she knows... if she knows anything. it's all confusing. The story is shaky, the acting is shaky. the sound is pretty awful, which is why it's on the free movie channel. The best part of this film is the INCREDIBLE piano playing by Gene Rodgers, about half way through. amazing stuff. and then, they find a microphone recording everything being said. Robert Kent is the mafia boss, Logan. Kent died young at 46, apparently problems brought on by alcohol. Directed by William Berke. died quite young at 54, but no web sites seem to know the cause of death. meh.... can skip this one. interesting, if only for Rodgers' music.
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