Average Gunn entry, which means lots of character color, noirish atmosphere, and not one but two bruising fights. Stevens really earned his money here. Plot-wise he's hired to track down a missing daughter for her grieving dad. Actor Sokoloff really turns on the emotional spigot as the dad. And catch old bag Hope Summers as the reformed pick-pocket who isn't really so reformed—Pete's wallet is a good touch. And the plot angle of a homely woman being used by a ruthless con-man lends a poignant touch intensified in the final scene. But, Pete, when are you going to learn that staying with Edie when she wants you is a lot more fun than going out and getting banged up. But then, we wouldn't have this classic series. So, Edie, just be patient.
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Edge of the Knife
Prismark1010 February 2022
A distraught father wants Peter Gunn to find his daughter Ellen who has disappeared.
It seems other people are after her, including a baddie who wants to silence her forever.
It seems Ellen has fallen for the baddie and will not testify against him. The baddie is just using her.
The reason Ellen is hard to get hold of, she has had plastic surgery.
There is an interesting subtext about ugly people becoming criminals due to constant rejection.
Ellen who was ugly before her surgery found herself to be infatuated with the baddie and would do anything to protect him.
It seems other people are after her, including a baddie who wants to silence her forever.
It seems Ellen has fallen for the baddie and will not testify against him. The baddie is just using her.
The reason Ellen is hard to get hold of, she has had plastic surgery.
There is an interesting subtext about ugly people becoming criminals due to constant rejection.
Ellen who was ugly before her surgery found herself to be infatuated with the baddie and would do anything to protect him.
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