Strictly Business

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1963 · 84 min · Comedy · TMDB 7.3/10

Overview

Three stories based on O. Henry novels. (1) Bob Tidball recovers $30,000 in pristine credit cards from a bandit’s sack and races across the plains until his horse breaks its leg. Forced to mount Dodson’s stallion, he’s ambushed and killed by “Shark” Dodson, who seizes the entire loot. (2) A thief slips through a third-floor window to steal a stack of bills from a sleeping gentleman’s dressing table. When the homeowner awakens and raises only one hand against the revolver—his other immobilized by a sudden rheumatic attack—the would-be robber reconsiders his plan. (3) Sam and Bill, two small-time grifters short $2,000 for their swindle, decide to kidnap Ebeneger Dorset’s young son. They demand exactly that sum as ransom, setting in motion a desperate bargain.

Directed by Leonid Gaidai

Cast

• Vladlen Paulus — Shark Dodson (segment "The Roads We Take")
• Aleksandr Shvorin — Bob Tidball (segment "The Roads We Take")
• Viktor Gromov — Mr. Williams (segment "The Roads We Take")
• Vladimir Pitsek — Train Driver (segment "The Roads We Take")
• Viktor Uralsky — Train Stoker (segment "The Roads We Take")