Top cast:Mabel Normand,Fred Mace,Alice Davenport
Director:Joachim Trier
Genre:Thriller
Region:Sweden
Year:2001
Storyline:The film was backed by the independent Hemdale Film Corporation, and released by Orion Pictures.It appeared just before two other Vietnam War-based films: Stanley Kubrick""sFull Metal Jacket (1987)and John Irvin""sHamburger Hill (1987).Early or Mid-Morning (Out of Chronological Order)Bloodhounds barked in excitement as they pursued a fugitive suspect (seen in some jerky POV shots), later identified as petty criminal Harvey Oberst (Scott Wilson), who fled through a sun-dappled forest of autumn-colored rees (an impossibility in September!), presumably in the bright sun of late morning.Even the film""s title can be interpreted with two meanings, although ""dick"" means detective.The film was released asThe Bank Detectivein the UK.] Inadvertently, the elbow-bending, gin-soaked lush trundles into ""directing"" a film for a brief time, and is credited with capturing a bank robber and being a hero."Returning to town from the closed bar (a sign reads, "Closed o Tea, Joe"), Egbert is mistakenly credited with daringly knocking out one of two bank robbers: Repulsive Rogan/Filthy McNasty (Al Hill) and Cozy Cochran/Loudmouth McNasty - aka Wildcat (George Moran).The group pretended for awhile that they were a fishing party from Wisconsin.In the film""s most memorable scene, inebriated Gaye (whose character was based upon real-life moll Gay Orlova, gangster Lucky Luciano""s girlfriend) desperately sang the early 1930s hit song "Moanin"" Low" acapella to hopefully earn a drink from Rocco.