Pete, Pearl and the Pole
US film poster
Directed by	Vance Lewis
Screenplay by	Norman Thaddeus Vane [1]
Story by	Tony Anthony [1]
Produced by	Tony Anthony [2]
Starring	Tony Anthony Adolfo Celi Lucretia Love Richard Conte Lionel Stander Irene Papas
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallottini [1]
Edited by	Roberto Perpignani [1]
Music by	Louis Armstrong [1]
Production company	ABKCO Films [1]
Distributed by	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) (Italy) National General Pictures (US) [2]
Release date	March 3, 1973 (1973-03-03)
Running time	90 minutes [1]
Countries	United States Italy [1]
Language	English

Pete, Pearl & the Pole ( Italian: Piazza pulita, lit. "A clean sweep"), also known as 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York, is a 1973 Italian-American gangster film directed by Luigi Vanzi (credited as Vance Lewis) and starring Tony Anthony.

Cast

• Tony Anthony as Pete Di Benedetto
• Adolfo Celi as The Pole
• Lucretia Love as Pearl
• Richard Conte as Bruno
• Corrado Gaipa as Mob Boss
• Irene Papas as Donna Mimma
• Lionel Stander as Sparks
• Raf Baldassarre as Raf, Pole's Henchman

Production

The film was shot mainly on location with predominantly American funding. ^[2]

The film originated as a story written by actor Tony Anthony, with whom director Luigi Vanzi had previously shot The Stranger series of Spaghetti Westerns ( A Stranger in Town, The Stranger Returns, and The Silent Stranger). ^[2] This was Vanzi's last film. ^[2]

Release

The film was released on March 3, 1973. ^[1] It was distributed by P.A.C. in Italy. ^[1]

References

Footnotes

Sources

External links

• Pete, Pearl & the Pole at IMDb

This article related to an Italian film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This 1970s crime film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This article related to an American film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e