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LessAspin

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Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:21 AM Dec 2025

Noir Christmas movie: Blast of Silence (1961)



IMDB:
A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York, but a special girl from his past and a gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.



Wikipedia:
Blast of Silence is a 1961 American neo-noir film written and directed by, and starring Allen Baron, with Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, and Peter H. Clune in supporting roles. Set during Christmastime, it follows a hitman who returns to his native New York City to commit a murder for hire. It was produced by Merrill Brody, who was also the cinematographer.[3]

Plot
Frankie Bono, an Italian-American Mafia hitman working with the Mafia in Cleveland, returns to his hometown of New York City during Christmas week to kill Troiano, a middle-management mobster. The assassination will be risky, and Frankie is warned by the go-between who delivers the front half of Frankie's money that the contract will be reneged if he is spotted before the hit is performed...


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Noir Christmas movie: Blast of Silence (1961) (Original Post) LessAspin Dec 2025 OP
I just watched that! Fiendish Thingy Dec 2025 #1
I've got to see this. Thanks for sharing. Auggie Dec 2025 #2

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