Four Boys and a Gun

Four Boys and a Gun
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Berke
Screenplay byLeo Townsend
Philip Yordan
Based onFour Boys and a Gun
by Willard Wiener
Produced byWilliam Berke
StarringFrank Sutton
Tarry Green
James Franciscus
William Hinnant
Otto Hulett
Robert Dryden
CinematographyJ. Burgi Contner
Edited byMarie Montague
Everett Sutherland
Music byAlbert Glasser
Stan Rubin (song I'll Never Get Mad Again)
Production
company
Security Pictures
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • January 1957 (1957-01)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Four Boys and a Gun is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by William Berke and written by Leo Townsend and Philip Yordan. The film stars Frank Sutton, Tarry Green, James Franciscus, William Hinnant, Otto Hulett and Robert Dryden. The film was released in January 1957, by United Artists.[1][2]

Plot

Four "boys," Ollie, Eddie, Johnny and Stanley walk into an arena where amateur boxing matches are being held. They carry out a robbery of the box office, using a gun, and in the process a police officer is murdered. It is not revealed who actually did the shooting. They take the money and each goes his separate way. It doesn't take long for the police to figure out who carried out the robbery, and they all end up in the police station being questioned about the robbery. The district attorney goes to each one and the audience is given their story. Ollie is a runner for a bookie who has skimmed $300 from his boss and in trouble for not being able to pay it back—he is beaten up once, and faces more unless he can come up with the money. Johnny is married and his wife is expecting a baby. He also makes his living as an amateur fighter; however, he loses that opportunity. Stanley is a disappointment to his father and only a follower. He is short, small and always picked on. Eddie lost his job as a truck driver, when he hits his boss after finding out that boss has stolen his girlfriend, the delivery company's secretary.

While at the district attorney's office, the DA reveals to them that the four face the death penalty for the murder of the police officer. He tells them that if the one who actually did the shooting steps forward, the other three could get off with a lesser charge and shorter prison sentence. Flashbacks reveal the days that lead up to the robbery and the reasons why each went through with it.

Left on their own, the four argue as to who should take responsibility, but finally agree to roll dice and the "winner" would take the rap, letting the other three live. Eddie ends up the one who must claim to have pulled the trigger. But in the end, they all decide to take the rap together, even if it means they all must die in the electric chair.

Cast

Home media

The film was released on DVD in 2011 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

References

  1. ^ "Four Boys and a Gun (1957) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Four Boys And A Gun". TV Guide. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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