Talk:Rollo Tomasi

Notable? Useful?
I question the necessity for this article, especially one of such length and detail. The "person" in question plays a minor metaphorical and mystery solving role in a fictional story. This metaphor has not emerged as a meme; rather, its use is isolated in one fictional story. It just reads sort of like a partial plot summary or spoiler for the novel/film. I don't know what anyone else thinks, but I would peg this for deletion. Juvo415 (talk) 02:59, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rollo is the hinge point for the final act of the story but considering that is the full extent of his influence in world culture, I say the article should be deleted.--SEWalk (talk) 13:14, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

I just came to this page and found it very useful. please do not delete. 98.248.188.20 (talk) 06:55, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

This paragraph is just half-baked message boarding: "It should be noted that not only is the name Ed Exley's invention, but so is the "purse snatcher" description. If Rollo were actually an unknown professional purse snatcher, not pulling a job, Preston Exley would have had no reason to be interested in him, and there would be utterly no motivation for Rollo to suddenly graduate from purse snatcher to cop killer by walking up to Exley and shooting him. Conversely, had Exley interrupted Rollo in the act, the victim would have been able to provide a description, and Ed would be unlikely to state that, "No one even knew who he was," and he would have been unlikely to have gotten away with the murder. Additionally, of course, purse snatching is not armed robbery, and purse snatchers rely upon surprise and speed in running away from the scene, not guns. Thus the person who killed Detective Preston Exley in 1935 is totally unknown. For all we know, it may well have been Dudley Smith."

If off-duty Exley senior chased "Rollo" after witnessing a theft, they might well have been alone when he caught up to the thief, and there would be no witnesses other than to the purse-snatching itself. Thus Rollo could have gotten away clean with all of his crimes, but still known to be a purse-snatcher. Further, who is to say a purse-snatcher doesn't carry a weapon for insurance? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.81.130.203 (talk) 21:20, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Wording?
The lead sentence of the last paragraph, "At the beginning of the movie, Exley was more of a politician than a law enforcement officer." is spurious. Having seen the movie I know that he is not a politician, and then taken together with the rest of the paragraph it would seem that the entry is saying that policemen who do not plant evidence are...as worthless as a politician? Unclear, and can't cite a guideline, but I know in my gut it's gotta go. Trst (talk) 18:15, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Spoiler Warning
This page needs a plot spoiler warning, but I'm not familiar enough with the format. Beeeej 02:10, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Anagram?
Is "Rollo Tomasi" an anagram? 213.136.26.228 (talk) 10:58, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Also, I don't know about the author's intentions, but for those interested, "Rollo Tamasi" is an anagram for "a trial looms" or "a morals toil" (plus countless others). Juvo415 (talk) 03:11, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Please don't delete this page!
I have been informed it is scheduled to be terminated tomorrow. The audience for the Chicago band Rollo Tomasi needs this page to identify it among others with very similar monikers that came after. I have been unable to log in via my phone. I need a few days to strengthen this page via desktop. Please help. Thank you! 2601:241:8D80:2C70:A1E1:3E7B:294A:4832 (talk) 02:55, 22 May 2024 (UTC)