''Dime with a Halo'' is a 1963 film directed by

Boris Sagal Boris Sagal (October 18, 1923 – May 22, 1981) was an American television and film director. Early life and career Born in Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR (now known as Dnipro, Ukraine) to a Ukrainian-Jewish family, Sagal immigrated to the Unite ...

. It stars Barbara Luna and Rafael López.

Plot

Four thieving street urchins, led by Chuy, bet $2 on a pick-six horse race every week. A kindly American, Mr. Jones, places their bet for them while visiting Tijuana each week to indulge himself at strip clubs and with prostitutes. The gang is joined by a new kid in town, Jose, whose sister, Juanita, is stripping at a local club. To get some luck, the kids decide to steal a dime from the church poor box to "make Jesus a partner" in the bet. They win $81,000. Unwilling to trust an adult to cash in their ticket, Juanita contacts Mr. Jones in Los Angeles. Mr. Jones drives to cash in the bet, but has a heart attack on the way. The ticket flutters away in the breeze. Unable to find the betting ticket, the boys return the dime to the poor box.

Production notes

''Dime with a Halo'' was the last movie issued by the

Hal Roach Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.Randy Skretvedt, Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, a ...

Studios. Director Boris Sagal used Roach's forlorn, run-down facilities because they looked like a decaying Mexican city. The film's copyright was renewed.Renewal registration number: RE0000536339

Cast

* Barbara Luna as Juanita * Rafael López as Chuy Perez * Roger Mobley as Jose * Paul Langton as Mr. Jones * Robert Carricart as Cashier *

Jennifer Bishop Jennifer Bishop aka Jenifer Bishop (born 1941) is an American film and television actress who was active from the early 1960s through to the 1970s. She was a regular on the television series ''Hee Haw''. She had various roles in film that includ ...

as Stripper

References

External links

* {{Boris Sagal 1963 films Films directed by Boris Sagal Films set in Mexico Films set in Tijuana Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1960s English-language films American comedy films 1963 comedy films Films about striptease Films scored by Ronald Stein 1960s American films