Robert Mitchum was good in just about any film. He personified cool with a sleepy, fed-up expression and a deliberate walk. What I love most about Two for the Seesaw (1962) is New York City from my earliest memories and André Previn's score. The wandering trumpet belongs to Uan Rasey, a warm-up of sorts for his humid, wandering solo throughout Chinatown…
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