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Blast of Silence (1961)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 4/16

4/16: Allen Baron tries hard to make Blast of Silence a gritty underworld gangster picture, but it falls short in some areas.

Right from the outset, the cheesy narration does nobody favors as far as style goes. However, the pretty black-and-white cinematography keeps it afloat to reach for that true New York noir look.

Allen Baron, whose acting style reminds me of Robert De Niro's, is effective and has the part of a hired Italian assassin down pat. He walking around the city isn't a bad idea, but it feels like an excuse to fill in the time. Worse is the clichéd ending.

All in all, Blast of Silence proves to be an auspicious start for Allen Baron, but it's a shame that his career never took off in either acting or directing.

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