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.

During her visit Dighby and Hill manage to photograph the bank plans with her camera, then accidentally burn the originals, which enrages Worth, and he orders the warden to put them on the work team that handles nitroglycerin.

Liquifying the dynamite, they cover the edge of the door in putty, pour the liquid in through a spout at the top, and use the pump to create suction down at the base.

The cast is totally confused and desperately tries to finish the number, but Harry and Walter keep throwing in ad libs and their old routines, which gives their team time to blow the door and make off with the cash.

Finally, allowing the show to end, Harry and Walter get a standing ovation, just as Worth and his team make their way into the bank, where they are met by the police.

Some days later, Harry and Walter and their team enter the fancy restaurant that Worth frequents, and ask for the best table in the house.

Handing their music to the pianist, they step off to the side, he plays, they make their entrance, and start to perform for the adoring crowd.

Columbia president David Begelman was hoping the film would be another The Sting and wanted Jack Nicholson to play a lead.

It was a big flop at the box office, along with a number of "buddy comedies" set in the past, like Nickelodeon and Lucky Lady.

[11] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote that "the movie never quite fulfills its promise.

It has inspired moments, it's well photographed, Miss Keaton has some wonderfully fiery dialog as the radical editor, but somehow the direction and tone are just a little too muted.

It's big and blank and so faux naif that you want to hit it over the head in the way that used to bring people to their senses in true farce, of which this is no example.

"[13] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune awarded two stars out of four and wrote that the film "evokes neither its period nor the adventure of safecracking.

"[15] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called the screenplay "silly and puerile" and added, "Caine, delightfully poised and witty, steals the show—only it really isn't worth having.

"[16] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post praised the film as "a pleasant surprise" and "[a] personable and amusing variation on the caper comedy outline of 'The Sting.