Mister 880

Surprisingly good comedy...
This is the story of an old man (Edmund Gwenn) living alone and feeding himself by "collecting antiques"..mainly other peoples junk....and selling it. He finds an old printing press and starts to print money but ONLY when he is running short of cash at the end of the month. The Treasury Dept case file is "#880" and the agents start calling him "Mr 880" because they cannot find him. Years go by and still he remains anonymous .....that is until a "hot shot" special agent is sent from Washington (Burt Lancaster).....the agent tracks him down..........very good story...with some humor....some viewers will need a Kleenex box handy....overall a good story.....

Nice old hard-to-find gem.
I had seen this movie when it first came out in 1950 and not since. It was not available on Netflix or Amazon Prime (Roku) or from www.Oldies.com or other venues I have used. I was so glad that I was able to find it online at Amazon.com.
It has a great cast. Previously, Edmund Gwenn played Kris Kringle in "Miracle on 34th Street", Burt Lancaster was the title character in "The Crimson Pirate" and Dorothy McGuire starred as the mother in "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn".

it is very difficult to find this item anywhere else so I recommend checking Amazon for those hard-to-find items.

Catching a Counterfeiter
Mister 880, 1950 film

Counterfeiting has been known since money was invented. This is one case that was long outstanding, unlike most counterfeiters. An agent is brought in from Los Angeles, someone with a fresh look. You see the city streets of that time. "Skipper" deals in antiques (junk to some people). He has a bill to pay so he gets money from "Henry", a rich relative. "Skipper" has a map of New York city. One taxi driver knows who gave him a phony dollar. The agents follow her to her workplace and continue to watch her. Watch how they arrange to get close to her! Ann is a French interpreter at the United Nations. Steve Buchanan cultivates her. Carlos tells Ann that Steve was there earlier! Ann learns more about that incident and does research. [Why operatives should use a cover name.]

Steve visits Ann. [Note the unlocked doors in New York city.] Ann types a trick letter, it interests Steve. [Could this backfire?] Did his partner search her apartment without...

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