Thanks for the welcome! The author of the book I was referring to has the initials H.L. and the movie starred an actor with the initials G.P.
I'm glad you Googled, Von! In this way, you educated yourself in the wonderful world of Classic Movies! Wasn't James Cagney incorrigible in this 1949 film? Hal That was from the Great White Shark movie "JAWS". Hal