Badge 373

Badge 373, rumor has it, is a film that Martin Scorsese codirected at one point but did not actually put his name on.  Howard Koch is actually credited as director, but many scenes have Scorsese's indelible inprint, resembling sequences from his Who's That Knocking at My Door.  The outdoor sequences and informal staging are clearly reminiscent of this film.  Robert Duvall plays the "Popeye Doyle" character (resembling Popeye Doyle from The French Connection) this time around, and does a pretty good job of making the character a hard nosed cop.  The film itself closely resembles The French Connection in places, but is more loosely structured.  Worth checking out, as kind of a rare curiosity.