Never a Dull Moment (1968)
Overview
When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until it's too late and is carried off to gangster boss Leo Smooth, who wants Ace to do a job for him. Fearing for his life, Jack plays his role, but always searching for a way out of the well-guarded house.
Cast
Dick Van Dyke
Jack Albany
Edward G. Robinson
Leo Joseph Smooth
Dorothy Provine
Sally Inwood
Henry Silva
Frank Boley
Tony Bill
Florian
Slim Pickens
Cowboy Schaeffer
Jack Elam
Ace Williams
Ned Glass
Rinzy Tobreski
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r96sk
<em>'Never a Dull Moment'</em> is worth watching, even if it could've been much greater.
First and foremost, Dick Van Dyke is very good in the role of Jack Albany. The film does have issues, but none of them are to do directly with Van Dyke - if anything, he is the thing stopping this from being bad; well, he and Edward G. Robinson (Leo).
The premise is decent, though the way it's portrayed is what cheapens the film in my eyes. It's more silly than serious, which probably works against it. The same story taken more proper would be way more enjoyable in my opinion, still with comedy in it but just with a sterner side to it.
It drags a tad at the end, nevertheless it's still a production I like.
