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Johnny Cool

Play trailer Poster for Johnny Cool 1963,  1h 43m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 50% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A rich divorcee (Jim Backus) joins a Sicilian hit man (Henry Silva) sent to Los Angeles by a deported mobster.

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Eugene Archer New York Times Mar 12, 2020
[Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Mort Sahl] have been dragged in as a desperate attempt to camouflage a low budget melodrama that would otherwise be remarkable only for its dogged avoidance of anything unusual. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
Joseph Landon's script has more holes in it than a Swiss cheese but he stuffs most of them with action and director William Asher cuts the action in thick slices. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Nov 29, 2022
B
Fast-paced and compelling. Go to Full Review
Boxoffice Staff Boxoffice Magazine Mar 11, 2020
Henry Silva... makes a strong bid for stardom on his own with this rousing crime melodrama reminiscent of the gangster films which flourished in the 1930-40 period. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 23, 2010
C-
It relies on its implausible brutal action scenes to provide most of the entertainment. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Staff TV Guide Oct 27, 2007
1/5
Johnny Cool is a bloodbath that never seems to stop. Go to Full Review
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Harry W May 25, 2017 Flashily directed, with lots of NYC scenes that (happily) eschew the landmarks in favor of the real deal. Fast-moving, gritty, weirdly entertaining. You can see what I mean in the first 5". See more
Draco M May 2, 2017 Johnny Cool is a disappointing film. It is about exiled American gangster Colini who sends his protégé-killer Giordano to the USA to eliminate Colini's mob enemies. Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. William Asher did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. See more
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Cast & Crew

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William Asher

Director

Henry Silva

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Elizabeth Montgomery

Darien "Dare" Guiness

Jim Backus

Louis Murphy

Richard Anderson

Correspondent

Joey Bishop

Holmes

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Movie Info

Synopsis A rich divorcee (Jim Backus) joins a Sicilian hit man (Henry Silva) sent to Los Angeles by a deported mobster.
Director
William Asher
Producer
William Asher
Production Co
United Artists
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 2, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 43m
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