Take the Money and Run

Take the Money and Run (1969) starring Woody Allen, Janet Margolin. Directed by Woody Allen. Incompetent criminal Virgil Starkwell (Allen) continually flubs his attempted robberies, but keeps on trying. Along the way, he (improbably) falls in love with and marries a girl named Louise (Margolin). The jokes come fast and thick, and about half of them are very funny. This was Allen's first film as writer, director and actor. It's not a great movie but provides a pleasant evening's entertainment and some good laughs. (The disc includes subtitles in English, as well as closed captions.) Grade: B+