Dime with a Halo

Dime with a Halo
Directed by	Boris Sagal
Written by	Hans Wilhelm, László Vadnay
Starring	Barbara Luna
Music by	Ronald Stein
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 1963
Running time	94 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Dime with a Halo is a 1963 film directed by Boris Sagal. It stars Barbara Luna and Rafael López.

Four thieving street urchins, led by Chuy, bet $2 on a pick-six horse race every week. A kindly American, Mr. Jones, places their bet for them while visiting Tijuana each week to indulge himself at strip clubs and with prostitutes. The gang is joined by a new kid in town, Jose, whose sister, Juanita, is stripping at a local club. To get some luck, the kids decide to steal a dime from the church poor box to "make Jesus a partner" in the bet. They win $81,000. Unwilling to trust an adult to cash in their ticket, Juanita contacts Mr. Jones in Los Angeles. Mr. Jones drives down to cash in the bet, but has a heart attack as he does so. The ticket flutters away in the breeze. Unable to find the betting ticket, the boys return the dime to the poor box.

Dime with a Halo was the last movie issued by the Hal Roach Studios. Boris Sagal used Roach's forlorn, run down facilities because they looked like a decaying Mexican city.

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