Strictly Business(1963)

Strictly Business Synopsis

Three stories based on O. Henry novels. (1) Bob Tidball recovers $30,000 in pristine credit cards from a bandit’s sack and races across the plains until his horse breaks its leg. Forced to mount Dodson’s stallion, he’s ambushed and killed by “Shark” Dodson, who seizes the entire loot. (2) A thief slips through a third-floor window to steal a stack of bills from a sleeping gentleman’s dressing table. When the homeowner awakens and raises only one hand against the revolver—his other immobilized by a sudden rheumatic attack—the would-be robber reconsiders his plan. (3) Sam and Bill, two small-time grifters short $2,000 for their swindle, decide to kidnap Ebeneger Dorset’s young son. They demand exactly that sum as ransom, setting in motion a desperate bargain.

Strictly Business (1963) is a comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai, released on May 27, 1963 with a runtime of 1h 24m. It stars Vladlen Paulus, Aleksandr Shvorin, Viktor Gromov and Vladimir Pitsek. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 51 ratings.