''It Takes All Kinds'' is a 1969 crime drama film directed by
Eddie Davis.
Plot
American sailor Tony Gunher is asked by Laura Ring to help steal a glass-stained window from a museum. The robbery is a success but then Laura disappears with the window. Tony finds her and she's discovered with crime lord Orville Benton. Benton has a collection of art treasures in the false bottom of a wheat silo. Police capture Benton and his gang but Laura dies.
Cast
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Vera Miles
Vera June Miles (née Ralston, born August 23, 1929) is an American retired actress who worked closely with Alfred Hitchcock, most notably as Lila Crane in the classic 1960 film '' Psycho'', reprising the role in the 1983 sequel '' Psycho II'' ...
as Laura Ring
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Robert Lansing
Robert Lansing (; October 17, 1864 – October 30, 1928) was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as Counselor to the State Department at the outbreak of World War I, and then as United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wi ...
as Tony Gunther
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Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan may refer to:
*Barry Sullivan (American actor) (1912–1994), US film and Broadway actor
*Barry Sullivan (stage actor) (1821–1891), Irish born stage actor active in Britain and Australia
*Barry Sullivan (lawyer)
Barry Sullivan is ...
as Orville Benton
* Sid Melton as Benji
* Penny Sugg as J.P. Duncan
* Chris Christensen as Swede
* Edward Heppie as Cockney
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Tommy Dysart as seaman
* Alistair Smart as Ray
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Rod Mullinar
Rodney Mullinar (born 1942) is a British Australian actor, noted for his roles on Australian television. He emigrated to Australia with his first wife, casting agent Liz Mullinar in 1969.
Career
Mullinar took the leading role in Australian e ...
as policeman
* Bob Haddow as Dan
* Peter Whittle as bodyguard
* Roger Ward as bodyguard
* John Llewellyn as detective
* Les Berryman
Production
The film was the first of three movies made by Reg Goldsworthy in association with Commonwealth United Corporation for the American television market. The director and leading actors were imported from Hollywood but the rest of the cast and crew were Australian.
It was shot in four weeks in March 1968. Locations were shot around Sydney and Melbourne with interiors done at Ajax Studios in Sydney.
Release
The film was poorly reviewed and had a disappointing commercial reception.
References
External links
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* {{Tcmdb title, 79535
''It Takes All Kinds''at Oz Movies
1969 films
1969 crime drama films
1960s heist films
Australian crime drama films
Films directed by Eddie Davis
Australian heist films
1960s English-language films