BLAST OF SILENCE (1961) ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Allen Baron
Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker,
Peter Clune, Danny Meehan, Charles Creasap
A terse, efficient film noir, shot on a minuscule budget, about a hit man who gets off the train from Cleveland to do a job in New York over the holidays. Writer/director Allen Baron had illustrated comic books, and has a real eye for composition and the New York streets. As an actor playing the lead role, he bears an uncanny resemblance to George C. Scott. Lionel Stander, with a voice like sandpaper, delivers the sardonic narration. A secret treasure, for sure, and for fans of the genre, a gem that should not be missed.
