Speaking of THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE, one of my early publicity clients was actor Reed Hadley, probably best known for his TV series, RACKET SQUAD, but also his impressive voice that can be heard narrating such classic films as THE HOUSE ON 92nd STREET and BOOMERANG.
Here's a brief excerpt from my 2nd memoir, LIFE, LIBERTY & THE PURSUIT OF HOLLYWOOD:
"When Reed came to me, he was frustrated. He hadn’t worked much during the past few years and he was particularly unhappy with his last job, the role of mobster 'Hymie Weiss' in THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE (1967), a film directed by my future boss, Roger Corman. 'Would you believe,' Reed said to me, 'with my trained voice, I don’t have one line in the picture?'
"He was right. He appeared in two scenes. In one, he was sitting in a car and waved to somebody and, in the other; he’s shot down in the street."