Millers Crossing was great. John Polito stole that movie.
Great character actor. He was also great in the pilot episode of Crime Story.
“Always the high hat!”
The period dialogue was priceless. I can remember my grand parents talking like that. My grandfather was a NYC cop from 1928 to 1948.
VERY underrated movie. Great writing and acting all around. The under-lying homosexual related points in the plot were hard to pick-up the first few times I saw it (but maybe that was just me).
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Tom Reagan: All in all not a bad guy - if looks, brains and personality don't count.
Verna: You better hope they don't.
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Verna: Shouldn't you be doing your job?
Tom Reagan: Intimidating helpless women is my job.
Verna: Then go find one, and intimidate her.