Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us (1974) starring Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Louise Fletcher, Ann Latham, Tom Skerritt. Directed by Robert Altman. In the 1930s, three career criminals (Carradine, Schuck and Remsen) escape from prison in Mississippi and go on a crime spree, mostly robbing banks. One of them, Bowie (Carradine) falls in love with a simple-minded girl named Keechie (Duvall) and they pair off. Unfortunately, he can't break away from his partners in crime, and that fact leads to his downfall. This movie is basically a remake of They Live by Night, and it doesn't improve much on the original. (The subtitles are good, and closed captions are also available.) Grade: B+