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The Frightened City
Featuring a pre-Bond Sean Connery as gruff Irish mob enforcer Paddy Damion, THE FRIGHTENED CITY earns its status as a notable example of British film noir. Set in London, the film makes a nod to American mob violence in one scene where Scotland Yard ... Featuring a pre-Bond Sean Connery as gruff Irish mob enforcer Paddy Damion, THE FRIGHTENED CITY earns its status as a notable example of British film noir. Set in London, the film makes a nod to American mob violence in one scene where Scotland Yard condemns the press for making analogies to Chicago gang uprisings. Czech actor Herbert Lom, perhaps best known for his role as Inspector Clouseau`s boss in THE PINK PANTHER, plays corrupt, villainous accountant Waldo Zhernikov. Zhernikov wants to consolidate each of London`s six crime organizations into one unstoppable syndicate. He recruits a relatively insignificant racketeer, Harry Foulcher (Alfred Marks) to run the reorganization, so that Zhernikov can remain the powerful, silent brains behind the operation. He also recruits Damion to enforce the new order. The plan at first goes well, with the various mob leaders appeased by the increased influx of money into their pockets. However, in response to Zhernikov`s spiraling power trip, Foulcher eventually breaks away, igniting an all-out mob gang war. To regain control, Zhernikov sends Damion to kill Foulcher. Damion, however, finds himself double-crossed and offered up to the police for the murder. On the run from both the police and the mob, Damion goes after Zhernikov and his cronies to set things straight.
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