Word: conning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Bentz Jr., who had avoided prosecution for his part in embezzling millions by agreeing to testify for the authorities. By all accounts, Bentz, 44, was an excellent instructor. "He was fascinating," recalls Roy G. Leyrer, who ran the program. "He was very willing to discuss all aspects of the con game. I wish I could get a few more guys like him. Policemen and other investigators came from all over the country to hear...
Would Leyrer take Bentz back again? "I'd certainly consider it," said the law official. Bentz's righteously aggrieved comment is what might be expected from an unappreciated teacher, or an old con...
...always hurts his hand. Always. And he always gets punched in the gut. Rockford makes great use of his Phone-Mate, both in a practical way and as a motif for his show. All this is so so cool, so unbelievably cool. His best friends are Angel, an Hispanic con man, and Dennis, a policeman. Rockford knows Angel went to Brandeis and Dennis would rather be in New York working for Kojak, but he pals around with them anyway. It's the cool thing...
...image does not con everyone. His father treats Gold as if he were a delinquent child; his daughter nails him as a philandering skunk; and his wife seems to feel he is not worth getting excited about. All three are correct. In Washington, however, Gold is hailed as the coiner of the phrase, "You're boggling my mind," and that innovative answer to journalists' questions: "I don't know...
...guard captain sets out to break Chilly's power in order to establish his own rule. In the conflict, both Gasolino and a con named Juleson (John Heard) die as Chilly struggles to hang on. Juleson's characterization is interesting: he is a quiet, fairly bright middle-class wife killer who doesn't fit in the underclass prison society. One of the better scenes takes place in a group therapy session, in which the other cons (most of them actually inmates at the Rockview State Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania, where the film was shot) goad Juleson into...