The Stoolie

John G. Avildsen
1972-11-30

"THE STOOLIE" IS A TRUE STORY. John G. Avildsen, director of "Save the Tiger" and "Joe", has made a new tender-touching film about a stool pigeon - and his fight to earn respectability.
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90 min

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set up as well as the police.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jackie Mason Roger Pitman Unowned
Josip Elic 1st Hijacker Unowned
Reid Cruickshanks 2nd Hijacker Unowned
Dan Frazer Police Sgt. Alex Brogan Unowned
Leonard Yorr Maxie (as Leonard York) Unowned
Dick Carballo Marco Ruiz (as Richard Carballo) Unowned
Babette New Sylvia Unowned
Mary McKennedy Pool hall girl Unowned
Sean Walsh Truck driver (as Sean Walch) Unowned
Thayer David Lattimore Unowned
Ronnie Mellen Hertz girl Unowned
Marcia Knight Limousine 'lady' (as Marcie Knight) Unowned
Jack Nagle Doral desk clerk (as Jack Nagel) Unowned
Sonnie Sands Doral bell hop (as Sonny Sands) Unowned
Lee Steele Weehawken police chief Unowned
Gigi Gaus German pool girl Unowned
Lee Meredith Suntan oil girl Unowned
Robert Knapp Big daddy at pool (as Robert 'Big Daddy' Knapp) Unowned
Bill McCutcheon Gas station proprietor (as William McCutcheon) Unowned
Ann Marie Nightclub singer Unowned
Peppy Fields Peppy Fields Unowned
Marcia Jean Kurtz Sheila Morrison Unowned
Burtt Harris Climpton county sheriff Unowned
Phil Philbin Miami police chief Unowned
Frank Goldstein Jeweler Unowned
Jerome Rudolph Cousin Ralphie Unowned
Mildred Smith Mrs. Butler Unowned
Richard McKenzie Gun store clerk Unowned
Hope Pomerance Bank officer Unowned