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Once Upon a Time in London

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Once Upon a Time in London	label	Once Upon a Time in London
Once Upon a Time in London	page	OnceUponATimeInLondon
Once Upon a Time in London	comment	Once Upon a Time in London is a 2019 British crime drama film directed by Simon Rumley, written by Rumley, Will Gilbey and Terry Stone, and starring Stone, Leo Gregory, Holly Earl, Geoff Bell and Jamie Foreman. The film is about the notorious London Gangsters Billy Hill and Jack Comer.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_1078bba8	type	"Mister Sandman" Sequence
Once Upon a Time in London / int_1078bba8	comment	"Mister Sandman" Sequence: Done twice in the film. We'll Meet Again signifies the outbreak of the war as Jack is drafted, and Shake Rattle and Roll heralds the return to prosperity during The '50s.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_1645005b	type	Evil Versus Evil
Once Upon a Time in London / int_1645005b	comment	Evil Versus Evil: Jack and Billy are equally sociopathic.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_1b901025	type	The Fagin
Once Upon a Time in London / int_1b901025	comment	The Fagin: Jack isn't above paying kids to take out his rivals (see below)
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_1ccad9a3	type	Villain Song
Once Upon a Time in London / int_1ccad9a3	comment	Villain Song: While Billy and his gang are beating and stabbing their enemies, Jenny Knowles sings the song East End: The verses have a Double Meaning as it's played when Billy and his cheeky chaps break into their rivals' hideout, Frankie gives one victim a Glasgow Grin, and gang don't stop beating their rivals until they are passed out.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_222dc873	type	Black Comedy
Once Upon a Time in London / int_222dc873	comment	Black Comedy: Billy is told that Frankie is playing darts with their captive. On entering the room, we see The Dragon Frankie literally throwing darts into the bound victim's face For the Evulz.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_24224f64	type	GunsAreUseless
Once Upon a Time in London / int_24224f64	comment	Guns Are Useless: Due to the scarcity of pistols in interwar Britain, the gangsters favour knives, bludgeons and razors.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_259d5879	type	Anachronism Stew
Once Upon a Time in London / int_259d5879	comment	Anachronism Stew: The band plays authentic jazz and swing music from the '30s and '40s. However, it then starts playing 1950s rockabilly... in 1945!
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_25b7257f	type	Red Right Hand
Once Upon a Time in London / int_25b7257f	comment	Red Right Hand: Jack has a long scar beneath his eye.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_27f10418	type	Impersonating an Officer
Once Upon a Time in London / int_27f10418	comment	Impersonating an Officer: Jack's crew carry out a daring Bank Robbery disguised as policemen.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_2d4fa515	type	Ax-Crazy
Once Upon a Time in London / int_2d4fa515	comment	Ax-Crazy: Billy's henchman Mad Frankie Frazer is a Psycho Knife Nut with a Slasher Smile and a fondness for Cold-Blooded Torture.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_319e4a2f	type	Even Evil Has Standards
Once Upon a Time in London / int_319e4a2f	comment	Even Evil Has Standards: Billy may be a violent gangster, but he Wouldn't Hurt a Child. He criticises Psycho for Hire Frankie for butchering the three teenagers sent by Jack to murder him.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_3b4abb27	type	Double Meaning
Once Upon a Time in London / int_3b4abb27	comment	The verses have a Double Meaning as it's played when Billy and his cheeky chaps break into their rivals' hideout, Frankie gives one victim a Glasgow Grin, and gang don't stop beating their rivals until they are passed out.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_40cbee83	type	Wretched Hive
Once Upon a Time in London / int_40cbee83	comment	Wretched Hive: The East End is full of slum housing, derelict buildngs, factories and warehouses that the gangsters use to conceal their contraband.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_45092c28	type	Greaser Delinquents
Once Upon a Time in London / int_45092c28	comment	Greaser Delinquents: Jack hires three Teddy Boys to murder Billy.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_48c8fcbc	type	Kosher Nostra
Once Upon a Time in London / int_48c8fcbc	comment	Kosher Nostra: Jack is Jewish, and takes part in the Battle of Cable Street.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_55ca8aa	type	The Mob Boss Is Scarier
Once Upon a Time in London / int_55ca8aa	comment	The Mob Boss Is Scarier: Subverted. The Don Billy is relaxed and friendly unless you want to kill him. His Eviler than Thou underling Mad Frankie Frazer is the most dangerous of the two.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_63b02752	type	Hair-Trigger Temper
Once Upon a Time in London / int_63b02752	comment	Hair-Trigger Temper: Affably Evil Jack loves a joke over a few beers... unless the joke is antisemitic in nature, in which case he will hand out a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown to the Asshole Victim responsible.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_7276d0de	type	Mugging the Monster
Once Upon a Time in London / int_7276d0de	comment	Mugging the Monster: The guards think Frankie is an easy target, but he turns out to be a Blood Knight who enjoys fighting the screws and being put in solitary.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_744e3311	type	Police Brutality
Once Upon a Time in London / int_744e3311	comment	Police Brutality: The prison guards inflict brutal beatings on the convicts, but they meet their match in Mad Frankie who sees Rage Against the Legal System as an opportunity to assert his dominance in the First Rule of the Yard.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_8a295a46	type	Cool Car
Once Upon a Time in London / int_8a295a46	comment	Cool Car: Jack picks up Billy in a brand new Chevrolet Fleetline when he is released from jail in 1945.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_b246d59	type	Fame Through Infamy
Once Upon a Time in London / int_b246d59	comment	Fame Through Infamy: Jack loves the notoriety of being described in the newspapers as the King of the Underworld. When Billy challenges his claim, Jack believes It's Personal and starts a gang war.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_b3e3a659	type	Trading Bars for Stripes
Once Upon a Time in London / int_b3e3a659	comment	Trading Bars for Stripes: Jack is released from jail in 1939 for army service. He doesn't even finish basic training before he is kicked out for assaulting the Drill Sergeant Nasty.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_c2e77f17	type	Siblings in Crime
Once Upon a Time in London / int_c2e77f17	comment	Siblings in Crime: Ronnie and Reggie Kray make an appearance as Billy announces his retirement.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_db38d6ca	type	Torture Technician
Once Upon a Time in London / int_db38d6ca	comment	Torture Technician: Frankie comes up with some very creative ways to extract information from his victims.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_db7efdaf	type	Adolf Hitlarious
Once Upon a Time in London / int_db7efdaf	comment	Adolf Hitlarious: Billy and his gang wear Hitler masks while robbing a Royal Mail van.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_dbe4847b	type	Conveniently Cellmates
Once Upon a Time in London / int_dbe4847b	comment	Conveniently Cellmates: Billy befriends Frankie in solitary after admiring his work on the screws.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_eaf5a1ac	type	Groin Attack
Once Upon a Time in London / int_eaf5a1ac	comment	Groin Attack: Jack gets drafted during the war, and within a few weeks is dishonorably discharged for kicking a drill instructor in the balls.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_ecc8b108	type	Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster!
Once Upon a Time in London / int_ecc8b108	comment	Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster!: Deconstructed in a very brutal way to show that Being Evil Sucks. Billy is beaten, stabbed and shot before rising to the top, and Jack sees his crime empire collapse and is forced to go straight.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_f62b8d00	type	Sinister Switchblade
Once Upon a Time in London / int_f62b8d00	comment	Sinister Switchblade: Frankie's preferred weapon in a Knife Fight.
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Once Upon a Time in London / int_fdf22cfd	type	Evil Is Hammy
Once Upon a Time in London / int_fdf22cfd	comment	Evil Is Hammy: Jack's rant while Chewing the Scenery:
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