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How many cigarettes were smoked in this film?

posted 11 years ago by rleary1
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I really liked this movie but man, I think Henry smoked at least 40-50 cigarettes in this movie. I think the only time he didn't use one to fire another one up was when he was kissing the girl he loved. Im going to watch it again, mark down each cigarette and get back to you. He might get close number wise to breaking Pacino's use of 'the eff word' in Scarface! Ah, for the good Ol' days in film! I was watching an old movie the other day and a 16 or so girl was drunk in a bar trying to pick up men. The cop walks in, tells her to get in her car and leave, and WARNS the bartender about serving drinks to teenagers. The bartender replies: She told me she was old enough! Cracked me up.

You're damned if you do and damned if you don't ~ Bart Simpson

[–] rrufuss-762-34708 11 years ago

Hi, just watched this film AND MISSED THE LAST 5 MINUTES! Would you please tell me how it ends? Thanks

[–] Jason_Radley 11 years ago

It ends happily. Jo-Ann secrets up to the flat, Joe fires a shot at her through the door (he misses!) before coming to his senses and they both come down unharmed, reconciled and tear-stained, before Joe is put into the paddywagon and the credits roll. Having established that the gun was Max's, the implication is that Joe will be treated sympathetically by the courts.

[–] rrufuss-762-34708 11 years ago

Hi, thanks for letting me know, it was driving me crazy (crazier!)

[–] Ghetto_Defendant 9 years ago

I saw three pipe smokers and one cigar smoker in the first 12 minutes. ;-D

[–] jonkennedy 9 years ago

I counted 13 cigarettes that Joe smokes, including in all the flashbacks.

[–] liscarkat (18367) 3 years ago

Joe smoked excessively, even for a 1947 movie. Even if he gets a short sentence and marries Jo Ann, she'll end up being a widow when he dies from lung cancer by the time he's fifty.