Harry and Walter Go to New York Harry and Walter Go to New York Harry and Walter Go to New York is a 1976 American period comedy film written by John Byrum and Robert Kaufman, directed by Mark Rydell, and starring James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, Diane Keaton, Charles Durning and Lesley Ann Warren. In the film, two down-on-their-luck con men try to pull off the biggest heist ever seen in late nineteenth century New York. They are opposed by the greatest bank robber of the day, and by a crusading newspaper editor. Harry Dighby (Caan) and Walter Hill (Gould) are struggling vaudevillians who are sent
Chapter Two (film) rating of 5.3/10, on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. A portion of the 1979 film was featured in the plot of "The Letter", a Season 3 episode of the American sitcom "Seinfeld". In the episode, Jerry's artistic ex-girlfriend sends him a thoughtful letter trying to get him back. Later seeing a broadcast of "Chapter Two" on TV, Jerry realizes she copied the letter from the film word-for-word. In a deleted scene included with the DVD release of the episode, Jerry retaliates by breaking up with her using dialogue copied word-for-word from "Plaza Suite", another Neil Simon film. Chapter Two