Talk:Hell on Frisco Bay

Because his liberal politics had him "in Dutch" with people who couldn't carry his cigar, Robinson's memoirs dismissed his entire output of the first half of the 1950's in only 2 or 3 paragraphs; calling them potboilers he had to make to pay the bills(he was in the middle of a messy divorce).

But with 25 years experience behind him, I think HELL ON FRISCO BAY was the best gangster portrayal of his career. The older he got the meaner he got. Look for a scene where he calmly orders a double murder over the phone while standing next to a statue of St.Francis of Assisi.

Even "Little Caesar" never sunk that low. In the film, Robinson's wife is such a devout Catholic that EG calls her "that walking rosary" and makes some daring remarks in favor of athiesm.