In Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, a very creative con man plans a major heist, which actually succeeds! But he loses by winning …
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) starring James Coburn, Camilla Sparv
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round is a very entertaining heist film. James Coburn is a convict, who sweet talks his his way out of prison, by seducing the prison psychiatrist. Once out, he discards her, without a thought. And he plans a massive bank robbery. To execute it, he puts together a squad of criminals to help him pull it off. But …
Along the way, he charms a young woman into marriage. And, despite himself, he falls in love with his wife. But the plan calls for his abandoning his young wife, when it’s successful. And, it does succeed! Then he leaves the country on a plane, with his money and cohorts, but without the woman he now loves. And, in the end, there’s a twist that makes him a sad, pitiable man.
Product Description
James Coburn stars as Eli Kotch, a captivating rogue and full-time con man in this comical crime caper also featuring Aldo Ray and Camilla Sparv. In prison, Kotch cleverly seduces an attractive psychologist to win parole. Once out, he immediately goes to work, planning a major bank robbery at the Los Angeles International Airport. The logistics of the heist call for imaginative thinking, so Kotchhires an electronics wizard, charms Inger Knudsen (Sparv) into marriage, and recruits Eddie Hart (Ray) to work the airport as a disguised policeman. Once everything is set, the determined Coburn is ready to blast into action. But will his scheme really land him the loot he’s looking for, or will his dreams wind up in a DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND?
Cast of Characters
- James Coburn (The Magnificent Seven) … Eli Kotch
- Camilla Sparv (The Trouble with Angels) … Inger Knudson
- Aldo Ray (We’re No Angels) … Eddie Hart
- Nina Wayne (The Night Strangler) … Frieda Schmid
- Robert Webber (The Dirty Dozen) … Milo Stewart
- Rose Marie (Dick Van Dyke Show) … Margaret Kirby
- Todd Armstrong (Jason and the Argonauts) … Alfred Morgan
- Marian McCargo … Dr. Marion Hague
- Michael Strong … Paul Feng
- Severn Darden (Saturday the 14th) … Miles Fisher
- James Westerfield … Jack Balter
- Phillip Pine (The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues) … George Logan
- Simon Scott … William Anderson
- Ben Astar … General Mailenkoff
- Michael St. Angel … Captain William Yates
- Larry D. Mann … Officer Howard
- Alex Rodine (Futureworld) … Translator
- Al Nalbandian … Willie Manus
- Tyler McVey (Attack of the Giant Leeches) … Lyman Mann
- Roy Glenn (Escape from the Planet of the Apes) … Sergeant Elmer K. Coxe