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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Oct 12, 1966
1h 44m
★ 5.7

The slickest swingin'est con man who ever took the world for a ride!

Overview

A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.

Genres

Crime
Thriller
Comedy

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

James Coburn

Eli Kotch

James Coburn

Camilla Sparv

Inger Knudson

Camilla Sparv

Aldo Ray

Eddie Hart

Aldo Ray

Nina Wayne

Frieda Schmid

Nina Wayne

Robert Webber

Milo Stewart

Robert Webber

Rose Marie

Margaret Kirby

Rose Marie

Todd Armstrong

Alfred Morgan

Todd Armstrong

Marian McCargo

Marion Hague

Marian McCargo

Michael Strong

Paul Feng

Michael Strong

Severn Darden

Miles Fisher

Severn Darden

James Westerfield

Jack Balter

James Westerfield

Phillip Pine

George Logan

Phillip Pine

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