Edward Albee

July, 1963

Judging by the Explosive success of brooding-browed Peter Falk, the wages of cinematic sin run exceedingly high. Since his much-praised portrayal of the sinisterly sotto voce Abe Reles in the 1960 low-budget crime flick, Murder, Inc. (a part which brought him the honor of being the first actor ever nominated for an Oscar from a B movie), Peter's star -- along with his pay scale -- has been in the ascendant. He garnered another Oscar nomination the following year for his limning of the mobster in...