
Fireworks
1997


“A Thunder bolt of thrills...with life betting on the turn of a card!”
5 votes
The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York...
Director
Frank McDonaldWriters
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This is quite an enjoyable story about an "Hadley" (Chester Morris) who runs a fancy gambling joint. He manages to fix the local council election and get his decent, honourable, childhood pal "Mike" (Russell Hayden) made captain of the local precinct. "Chappie" (Sheldon Leonard), meantime, owns a rival establishment and puts out a contract on "Hadley". He survives, OK, but a policeman is killed and this forces his erstwhile buddy to mobilise the force to raid all the casinos in their "Tenderloin" locale. The ruthless "Hadley" soon flexes his muscle and "Mike" is soon demoted, and on traffic de…
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