{"id":5207,"date":"2008-01-29T10:46:10","date_gmt":"2008-01-29T17:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5207"},"modified":"2021-01-31T23:12:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T06:12:04","slug":"dime-with-a-halo-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5207","title":{"rendered":"Dime With a Halo (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna lose it, Chuy &#8212; that dime&#8217;s running out!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Dime-With-a-Halo-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Dime-With-a-Halo-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Dime-With-a-Halo-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Dime-With-a-Halo-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Dime-With-a-Halo-Poster.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nShortly after moving to Tijuana with his older sister (Barbara Luna), a young orphan (Roger Mobley) befriends a group of street hustlers (led by Rafael Lopez) who place weekly long-shot bets at a local racetrack through a friendly American acquaintance (Paul Langton). When the boys &#8220;borrow&#8221; a dime from their church donation box and unexpectedly win a bet worth $81,000, they discover that Langton has left town, and are unsure who to trust with cashing their winning ticket.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Childhood<\/li>\n<li>Gambling<\/li>\n<li>Get Rich Quick<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis hard-to-find MGM &#8220;indie&#8221; flick possesses an engaging no-name cast, an unlikely setting (the border town of Tijuana), and a compellingly child-centered narrative. Upon its release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1963\/06\/27\/archives\/screen-wartime-adventures-of-president-kennedycliff-robertson-in.html\">Bosley Crowther of <em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> noted that &#8220;the word for this unexpected little movie is likable&#8221;, and his assessment still rings true &#8212; indeed, it&#8217;s difficult not to get caught up in the boys&#8217; travails, and wish them well. While Disney-favorite Roger Mobley is too obviously made-up with brown skin and darkened hair to appear Latino, his compatriots are more authentic-looking, and ringleader Rafael Lopez (whose role is ultimately larger than Mobley&#8217;s anyway) emerges as a skilled young actor with charisma. The story isn&#8217;t quite neo-realist &#8212; it&#8217;s too carefully crafted for that &#8212; but one at least gets the sense that these characters <em>could<\/em> really exist; even &#8220;Mr. Jones&#8221; &#8212; the &#8220;rich&#8221; American who acts as the children&#8217;s go-between &#8212; transcends cliche and becomes a believable supporting player. Be forewarned, however, that the ending may leave you dissatisfied. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rafael Lopez as Chuy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/dime-lopez.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/dime-lopez.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5209\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paul Langton as &#8220;Mr. Jones&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/dime-mobley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/dime-mobley.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5210\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine attention to humorous detail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/dime-detail.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/dime-detail.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5208\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s certainly worth a look if you can locate a copy. Listed as a Sleeper and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0056999\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1963\/06\/27\/archives\/screen-wartime-adventures-of-president-kennedycliff-robertson-in.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/dime-halo\/review\/112997\">TV Guide Capsule Review (major spoilers alert!)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna lose it, Chuy &#8212; that dime&#8217;s running out!&#8221; Synopsis: Shortly after moving to Tijuana with his older sister (Barbara Luna), a young orphan (Roger Mobley) befriends a group of street hustlers (led by Rafael Lopez) who place weekly long-shot bets at a local racetrack through a friendly American acquaintance (Paul Langton). When the boys &#8220;borrow&#8221; a dime from their church donation box and unexpectedly win a bet worth $81,000, they discover that Langton has left town, and are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5207\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5207"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67583,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5207\/revisions\/67583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}