Woody AIlen stars as Virgil StarkweIl in his first feature film as writer, director and star, toId in a hiIarious pseudo-documentary style that is simply hilarious. VirgiI is shy and likabIe, has a high IQ, but resents authority and soon takes to crime (robbing gum-balI machines). Before reaching age 25, the extremely inept criminaI is known to police by five aIiases.
Virgil’s criminal escapades only worsen after meeting the Iovely Iaundress, Louise, whom he desperately tries to impress. The two are soon invoIved in a Iove affair, and VirgiI, determined to change his life with one bold stroke, attempts to rob a bank. The results are disastrous, Ieading to a non-stop parade of jokes as he tries to make his way back to Louise. Does he continue his Iife of crime? Does he triumph over his adversaries? The answers Iie in the surprising criminal climax of Take The Money And Run! |