“The scene was the wildest freak-out in Vegas history…and the gig was to grab it all!” Gary Lockwood plays a Las Vegas blackjack dealer who devises a supposedly foolproof plan to rob one of the armored trucks transporting millions of casino loot. He puts together a crack team of thieves, each with their own specialty. Slinky Elke Sommer is Lockwood’s paramour who is also working for bigger-than-life, mob-connected Lee J. Cobb, owner of the armored truck fleet. An over-the-top Jack Palance steps in as the head U. S. Treasury agent once the heist becomes a reality. Although the film was an American–Spanish co-production, French film stars Jean Servais (Jules Dassin’s Rififi) and Roger Hanin, both of whom appeared in numerous 1950s French crime pictures, have small but important supporting roles.
“Like most cult films, it’s essentially a B-movie that earns the cult label through an extra degree of artistry, inventiveness, energy, and, for lack of better term, craziness.” – Cary Watson, Jettison Cocoon
Ariel Schudson discusses They Came to Rob Las Vegas on the New Beverly blog.
