Pete, Pearl & the Pole

Pete, Pearl & the Pole (Italian: Piazza pulita, lit. "A clean sweep"), also known as 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York, is a 1973 Italian-American gangster film directed by Luigi Vanzi (credited as Vance Lewis) and starring Tony Anthony.

Pete, Pearl and the Pole
US film poster
Directed by	Vance Lewis
Screenplay by	Norman Thaddeus Vane[1]
Story by	Tony Anthony[1]
Produced by	Tony Anthony[2]
Starring	Tony Anthony Adolfo Celi Lucretia Love Richard Conte Lionel Stander Irene Papas
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallottini[1]
Edited by	Roberto Perpignani[1]
Music by	Louis Armstrong[1]
Production company	ABKCO Films[1]
Distributed by	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) (Italy) National General Pictures (US)[2]
Release date	March 3, 1973 (1973-3-3)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Countries	United States Italy[1]
Language	English

Cast

• Tony Anthony as Pete Di Benedetto
• Adolfo Celi as The Pole
• Lucretia Love as Pearl
• Richard Conte as Bruno
• Corrado Gaipa as Mob Boss
• Irene Papas as Donna Mimma
• Lionel Stander as Sparks
• Raf Baldassarre as Raf, Pole's Henchman

Production

The film was shot mainly on location with predominantly American funding.^[2]

The film originated as a story written by actor Tony Anthony, with whom director Luigi Vanzi had previously shot The Stranger series of Spaghetti Westerns (A Stranger in Town, The Stranger Returns, and The Silent Stranger).^[2] This was Vanzi's last film.^[2]

Release

The film was released on March 3, 1973.^[1] It was distributed by P.A.C. in Italy.^[1]