Merry Christmas everybody!
Here’s a heartwarming holiday story: At least two banks,
one in Florida and
one in Maryland, have been robbed by men dressed as Santa Claus...
Or, maybe, Santa is hard up this year, and he himself has gone on a robbery spree, confident that we’d all assume it was the work of imposters.
In either case, the incidents reminded me of the 1978 Canadian noir thriller
The Silent Partner, in which Christopher Plummer tried the same shtick. Teller Elliot Gould took the opportunity to skim a bit off of Plummer’s take, hence the title. Susannah York is in it, and the very young John Candy, and a ravishing actress named Celine Lomez. Be forewarned, the movie gets a bit violent, even gruesome as it progresses, so it may not be the best choice for festive holiday viewing, but it’s worth seeing…
