The Hoax (1972)
Two guys become a nuclear power, open a secret Swiss bank account… and hold a city for ransom!
Two scheming ne'er-do-wells find a lost nuclear weapon in the ocean near Los Angeles. They decide to light-heartedly try and blackmail the city by asking for money from each citizen. This arouses the attention of the local authorities.
- Date of release
- 1972-04-19
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Robert J. Anderson
Casting
- Bill Ewing — Cy McCarten
- Frank Bonner — Clete Dempsey
- Jacques Aubuchon — Chief Belkins
- Sharon DeBord — Gracie
- Don Dubbins — Sergeant O'Roherty
- Harriet Gibson — Mrs. Petrucci
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