Here's a classic double cross story perpetrated by a crime boss (David White) testing a new recruit (Robert Vaughn) to see if he's got what it takes to earn a position as a hit man for the mob. I never thought Art (Vaughn) looked confident enough to pull off his assignment, either in Barberosa's (White) office, or in the basement of the Old Valley Winery where he met up with his target Moran (Walter Matthau). Easily coaxed into accepting Moran's proposition to knock off Barberosa, Art becomes the victim instead, having neither the experience or street smarts to realize he was being played by the cagey Moran. Thankfully, both Vaughn and Matthau went on to bigger and better things after appearing in this story, both perfecting their craft, with Vaughn getting on the right side of the law as 'The Man From U. N. C. L. E.'
Review of Dry Run
