The Stoolie (1972)

Comedy Crime

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set up as well as the police.

Updated May 23 2020

Releases:

US -

1972-10-31

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Keywords:

crook grifter

FACTS

Runtime: 90 mins Rating: 0.0 Tag Line: "THE STOOLIE" IS A TRUE STORY. John G. Avildsen, director of "Save the Tiger" and "Joe", has made a new tender-touching film about a stool pigeon - and his fight to earn respectability.

Cast

Burtt Harris

Climpton county sheriff

Josip Elic

1st Hijacker

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Sheila Morrison

Thayer David

Lattimore

Bill McCutcheon

Gas station proprietor (as William McCutcheon)

Dan Frazer

Police Sgt. Alex Brogan

Ann Marie

Nightclub singer

Lee Meredith

Suntan oil girl