Althoug the production company was called Chrislaw Productions, Frank Sinatra had to behind the scenes somewhere. So many players in Johnny Cool
had something to do with Sinatra, can't be a coincidence.
Henry Silva who had played with Sinatra most recently in Ocean's 11 and Sergeant's Three stars in the title role. Silva was a Sicilian partisan as a kid in Sicily and is a bandit chief here now. He's one expert killer and is recruied by a Lucky Luciano type in exile played by Marc Lawrence to go to America and settle old scores.
Taking up with party girl Elizabeth Montgomery that's what Silva does as a lot of familiar looking people fall in a variety of creative ways.
Fast paced and at times ironically funny, Johnny Cool did not make Henry Silva a leading man. But he still enjoys a geat career as one of the best villainous actors around.
It also has Sammy Davis, Jr., singing one dopey title song.
Henry Silva who had played with Sinatra most recently in Ocean's 11 and Sergeant's Three stars in the title role. Silva was a Sicilian partisan as a kid in Sicily and is a bandit chief here now. He's one expert killer and is recruied by a Lucky Luciano type in exile played by Marc Lawrence to go to America and settle old scores.
Taking up with party girl Elizabeth Montgomery that's what Silva does as a lot of familiar looking people fall in a variety of creative ways.
Fast paced and at times ironically funny, Johnny Cool did not make Henry Silva a leading man. But he still enjoys a geat career as one of the best villainous actors around.
It also has Sammy Davis, Jr., singing one dopey title song.