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Yul Brynner with his natural hair !



I thought this short film was good for a 1940ish B- movie film. It's about an opium smuggling in New York in the 1940's. The sinister opium dealer Paul Vicola played by Yul Brynner was excellent. Brynner's character in the film was the only interesting character but there is also Scott Brady 's character as the agent who try to catch Brynner's character. Vicola is so evil but suave, since Brynner had played evil roles throughout his movie career this is even the evilest role he had ever played. Also, Brynner's character Paul kills his girlfriend Toni. My favorite lines in the film :

First scene when Toni tries to escape from Paul

Toni: I went to station to my get my ticket

Paul: (looking through Toni's purse) And you lost your ticket on the way home...Toni, where you planning on going?

Toni: Near the west coast, then travel whenever place I can get.

Paul:(angrily) You are most ungrateful, Toni(pulling down the blinds and moves closer) most ungrateful.

Second scene when Paul kills Toni

Paul: You are a frightened woman, you're nervous and a lie. Toni: What do you mean, Paul?

Paul: You are bad risk, Toni. A very risk! (grabs his handkerchief to smother Toni) (smother Toni until there's no life in her)

Paul: Die you, bitch!

What really amazed me in this film was Yul Brynner with his natural hair! If you want see Brynner before his shaved dome then this is the movie for you.

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Nope, not the most evil role for Yul. Try watching Light at the Edge of the World for an even more sadistic character. It creeped me out!

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"Die, you bitch," is highly unlikely dialogue for a movie released during the Production Code year of 1949. On an inexpensive VHS tape lacking top-notch sound, and with the piano score playing at the same time, I hear him simply repeating "bad risk."

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I`m now watching "Port of New York" it`s on Ch.20Wycc Chicago.It started at 2 AM CST.I am having a hard time understanding Yul`s dialoug due to him speaking softly,and having a thick accent.I could`nt make it out,but one can certainly make the case he says,"Die you bi*#h"."Bad risk" just did`nt seem to fit,but who knows due to the reasons stated above that is probably what he most likely said.............

"Do not let thorns in your side become nails in your coffin".-Bruce Richard Bundy 10/2006

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