The Four Deuces

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The Four Deuces
The Four Deuces poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam H. Bushnell
Screenplay byC. Lester Franklin
Story byDon Martin
Produced by Yoram Globus
Starring Jack Palance
Carol Lynley
Warren Berlinger
Adam Roarke
Gianni Russo
Hard Boiled Haggerty
Cinematography Stephen M. Katz
Edited by Aaron Stell
Music by Kenneth Wannberg
Production
company
AmeriEuro Pictures Corp
Distributed by Embassy Pictures
Release dates
  • July 3, 1975 (1975-07-03)(MIFF)
  • January 1976 (1976-01)(United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Four Deuces is a 1975 American comedy film directed by William H. Bushnell and written by C. Lester Franklin. The film stars Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Warren Berlinger, Adam Roarke, Gianni Russo and Hard Boiled Haggerty. The film was released in January 1976, by Embassy Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Gangster Vic Morano (Palance) owns the speakeasy nightclub The Four Deuces, and is embroiled in an ongoing gang war with rival mob boss and nightclub owner Chico Hamilton (Berlinger) during the 1930s Prohibition era.

Cast

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