Tough Miami P.I., Tony Rome's hired by a millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter. In the search, he has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami's police.Tough Miami P.I., Tony Rome's hired by a millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter. In the search, he has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami's police.Tough Miami P.I., Tony Rome's hired by a millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter. In the search, he has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami's police.
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- TriviaThe character Tony Rome appeared in three novels by Marvin H. Albert in the early 1960s: "Miami Mayhem" (filmed as this movie), Lady in Cement (1968) (filmed under the same name), and "My Kind of Game."
- GoofsHollywood always vastly overestimates the speed with which chloroform is effective. It takes at least five minutes of constant application to induce loss of consciousness and then must be applied continuously to maintain unconsciousness. Also, the chin must be supported to prevent the tongue from obstructing the airway. There is also a high risk of possibly-fatal cardiac arrhythmia with it's use, which was one of the major factors in its being discontinued as a surgical anesthetic.
- Quotes
Mrs. Schuyler: [to a sleeping Rome on the sofa] Mr Rome. Are we alone?
Tony: [Rome awakes and looks around] Yeah. Why, what did you have in mind?
Mrs. Schuyler: I'm Mrs. Schuyler. I want to hire you.
Tony: Well, I'm afraid not. You see I'm tied up on a case this week. Maybe next week.
Mrs. Schuyler: Well that will be too late. My pussycat will be dead by then.
Tony: [with a bewildered look] Your pussycat?
Mrs. Schuyler: Someone's trying to poison her.
Tony: Oh. Well, how do you know?
Mrs. Schuyler: From her attitude. She's nervous, she's terrified.
Tony: Well, you can't bank too much on the attitude of a pussycat.
Mrs. Schuyler: Well my pussy used to be so sunny and full of fun, with the sweetest smile.
Tony: You got a pussy that smiles?
Mrs. Schuyler: No, that's just the point. She's frowning now. She knows. I tell you she knows.
Tony: Well, I'm afraid I can't help you, Mrs. Schuyler.
Mrs. Schuyler: But, you could at least meet my pussy.
Tony: No, no, no. It's not possible. I can't meet your pussy. Why don't you try the Brines Agency - they specialize in pussy that won't smile.
Mrs. Schuyler: Oh. Oh, well, thank you, Mr Rome. Thank you.
[Mrs. Schuyler walks out the door]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Arena: Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998)
He's an ex-cop now a private eye who still has an inside with the police in the person of Richard Conte who's his former partner. Turns out he needs him when he takes the case of Sue Lyon who misplaced a diamond stickpin.
Before the film ends Sinatra has himself all involved with every member of Lyon's family including wives and ex-wives, husbands and ex-husbands in a lovely blackmail scheme. Quite a number of people wind up dead including Sinatra's private eye partner Robert J. Wilkie. In the tradition of Sam Spade, though he might not have thought Wilkie the salt of the earth, it's an obligation to find out who shortened Wilkie's life span.
Tony Rome is a Sinatra project through and through. Basically he just plays himself or at least shows the public persona that we know him for. Frank got parts in this for restaurant owner pallies, Mike Romanoff and Jilly Rizzo and one even for Rocky Graziano as a punch drunk old pug. There's even a part for Jill St. John as an amorous divorcée who you're never quite sure how she fits in the story. Jill and Frank were once a hot item, but this one was for old time sake.
The problem with Tony Rome is you really do have to be a Sinatra fan to watch it. And I don't mean just of his singing, you have to be really into the whole rat pack scene.
Otherwise Tony Rome and it's sequel Lady in Cement just ain't for you.
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- $3,480,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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