Mind The Mint

If you are having one of those days, and I am sure there are those of you that are, and I think you know the type of 24 hours I am talking about. You know that little certain epigram that likes to rear its not so attractive head on a regular basis - Murphy's Law? Is there a right side of the bed to wake up on? Am I really becoming this cynical? Okay, now brass tax time, I am supposed to be prescribing some celluloid medicine to take your mind off this godawful day that you are probably having right now.

And your celluloid doctor here suggests :

It's a long since forgotten comedy entry, that's worthy of getting your Swifter™out for, and it's truly on the money ;Who's Minding The Mint (1967) And what we have here folks is a forgotten faberge of a film, that
stars that infamous television fourth wall breaker himself , Ellery Queen's Jim Hutton ( the late father of actor Timothy Hutton) as Harry Lucas, a Bureau of Engraving and Printing
employee that makes one helluva lulu, when he obliterates,
now this I assure you happens purely by accident, he isn't some kind of maniacal malcontent, mind - Murphy's Law strikes for him too, and he destroys Fifty-thousand dollars.

            Row Row Row your boat gently by the US Mint



 Not to worry, after some serious session of brainstorming, he summons a masterplan. Needlesss to say you will be in for some proper heistgeist hijinx
a happenin' and who else should come along for its rickety ride? 

                 

Why it's only the the televisual wonder himself, Uncle Miltie Berle in even rarer than rare form as
Luther Burton
as well as the queen of the 4077  Jamie Farr and he peeks his sublime schnazz in as does character actor extraordinaire Walter Brennan 

                          Dorothy Provine


And Dorothy Provine (It's A Mad Mad Mad, Mad World, 1963) as vivacious Verna, and Lucas' love interest; don't let the gold-digger's looks fool you my friend, Verna's here in surprisingly self-aware and earthy fashion.



Your lugholes will surely be sold, with an aural sojourn courtesy of a few thaumaturgic tracks by one Lalo Schifrin, and more accolades does he earn for recreating the sound of a printing press in his composition.



Note :Who's Minding the Mint remains unreleased on DVD ,but for fellow purists, and I know there must be a handful of you out there that still do VHS, you are in luck!
http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Minding-Mint-VHS-Hutton/dp/630325733X