Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round ★★★ 1966 (R)

Coburn turns in a great performance as the ex-con who masterminds the heist of an airport safe. Intricately woven plot provides suspense and surprises. The film is also notable for the debut of Ford in a bit part (he has one line as a hotel messenger). 108m/C VHS, DVD . James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Robert Webber, Rose Marie, Todd Armstrong, Marian Moses, Severn Darden, Harrison Ford, Vic Tayback; D: Bernard Girard; W: Bernard Girard; C: Lionel Lindon; M: Stu Phillips.

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