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Synopsis
When Woody Allen's fans refer to his "earlier, funnier" pictures, they often cite his directorial debut as a shining example. Co-written by Allen and Mickey Rose, this side-splitting takeoff of crime documentaries stars Allen as Virgil Starkwell, a sweetly inept career criminal. The film's most celebrated sequence involves Virgil's inability to write coherent holdup notes ("I have a gub"), but others include Virgil's losing battle with a recalcitrant coke machine and his misguided effort to emulate John Dillinger by carving a gun out of a bar of soap (his weapon disintegrates in a heavy rain). As was often the case in Allen's early films, not all the gags work, but for the most part, Take the Money and Run is a delight, enhanced by the on-target supporting performances of Janet Margolin, Marcel Hillaire, and (uncredited) Louise Lasser, as well as the energetic musical score of Marvin Hamlisch. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

James Anderson Chain Gang Warden
Grace Bauer Farm House Lady
Jackson Beck The Narrator
Lonny Chapman Jake
Don Frazier Psychiatrist
Marcel Hillaire Fritz
Jacquelyn Hyde Miss Blair, blackmailer
Nate Jacobson The Judge
Henry Leff Father Starkwell
Janet Margolin Louise
Jan Merlin Al
Minnow Moskowitz Joe Agneta
Mike O'Dowd Michael Sullivan
Woody Allen Virgil Starkwell
Howard Storm Fred
Mark Gordon Vince
James Anderson Chain Gang Warden

Production Crew

Fred Harpman Art Director
Jack Grossberg Associate Producer
Fouad Said Cinematographer
Lester Shorr Cinematographer
Marvin Hamlisch Composer (Music Score)
Woody Allen Director
James T. Heckert Editor
Ralph Rosenblum Editor
Ron Kalish Editor
Edgar J. Scherick Executive Producer
Sidney Glazier Executive Producer
Louis A. Stroller First Assistant Director
Stanley R. Dufford Makeup
Charles H. Joffe Producer
Mickey Rose Screenwriter
Woody Allen Screenwriter
Walter Hill Second Assistant Director
Marvin March Set Designer
Bud Alper Sound/Sound Designer
A.D. Flowers Special Effects
Year: 1969
Runtime: 85
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Color type
Eastmancolor

Produced by
Cinerama
Palomar Pictures International