How do you steal a painting?
| Movie | |
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| German title | How do you steal a painting? |
| Original title | Never a dull moment |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 101 minutes |
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| Director | Jerry Paris |
| script | AJ Carothers |
| production | Ron Miller |
| music | Robert F. Brunner |
| camera | William E. Snyder |
| cut | Marsh Hendry |
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How do you steal a painting? is an American comedy film from 1968. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by John Godey, the pseudonym of the writer Morton Freedgood . The film premiered on June 26, 1968. In Germany it first appeared on December 6, 1992 in a television version of the RTL plus station .
action
After leaving the television studio, actor Jack Albany believes he is being followed by a robber. He hides in a hallway where he meets the young crook Florian. Florian thinks Jack is Ace Williams, a hit man he hired. The frightened Jack does not correct Florian's mistake and is brought by him to his boss, the gangster Leo Smooth. Smooth, an art lover, plans to steal a painting from a New York museum.
Jack tries to convince Smooth's art teacher Sally Inwood that he's not the killer everyone thinks he is. But Sally doesn't believe him. When the real Ace Williams shows up, Smooth locks him and Jack in a room. The one who can leave the room will be the real killer. Now Sally is convinced and helps Jack defeat Ace.
The next afternoon, Smooth's gang, along with Jack, get ready for the theft. In the museum, Jack prevents the gangsters from stealing. A wild chase follows through the exhibition rooms, ending in a space dedicated to Pop Art. While Jack is stopping his opponents, Sally has called the police on the phone. The officials surround the museum, the thieves give up. Jack is celebrated as a hero. He also meets Sally.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films describes the film as "a comedy tailored to the main actor, amusing but undemanding."
Howard Thompson of the New York Times sees the film as "intrusive and very broad-based romp." It is tiring and seems overworked.
background
Ron Miller produced the comedy for Walt Disney .
The film, in which director Paris made a brief appearance as a police photographer, grossed around 6.5 million dollars in the United States.
Web links
- How do you steal a painting? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Never a Dull Moment in the All Movie Guide (English)