A pair of jokers make double trouble in a hullaba-lulu of a caper
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of the plan.
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Classical in form, spare, resolved and warm.
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- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
- effortlessdemanding
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- r96skon TMDB · Jan 20217/10
It undoubtedly runs for too long, but <em>'No Deposit, No Return'</em> still satisfied me. It has a similar vibe to it as <em>'Candleshoe'</em>, which Disney released roughly twelve months after this. The plots are different, but there are a few things that I found alike; the obvious being David Niven, who appears as the older gentleman in both, as well as his character's living room; that latter claim is based on my memory only, mind. Niven is good in this, though he's doesn't really do that much - at least compared to his co-stars. The two kid actors are solid, Kim Richards the standout; almost a year after Disney viewers saw her in <em>'Escape to Witch Mountain'</em>. Darren McGavin and Don Knotts are a fun duo, while Herschel Bernardi - who reminded me a lot of Nick Sandow in terms of looks - does well too. The plot is ridiculous, but I actually found enough entertainment in it - mostly thanks to the aforementioned cast. The humour, while nothing LOL-worthy, is satisfactory. My only true negative is the pacing of the run time. It's fine, but this story would've been perfect for 90mins; rather than 112mins - those extra minutes are very noticeable and, ultimately, add little. Wh
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Cast
- Kim RichardsTracy Osborne
- Brad SavageJay Osborne
- Barbara FeldonCarolyn Osborne
- Don KnottsBert Delaney
- Darren McGavinDuke
- David NivenJ.W. Osborne
- Vic TaybackBig Joe Adamo
- Herschel BernardiSgt. Max Turner
- John WilliamsJameson
- Charles Martin SmithLongnecker
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- Norman TokarDirector
- Arthur AlsbergWriter
- Don NelsonWriter
- Cotton WarburtonEditor
- Joseph L. McEveetyProducer
- Ron MillerProducer
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