Director: John Huston

Writers: Truman Capote; John Huston

From novel: Beat the Devil by James Helvick

Music by: Franco Mannino

Keywords: Comedy, Uranium

Adventurers, stranded for a time in Italy, seek to get their hands on uranium-rich land in British East Africa. They have hired an agent, Humphrey Bogart as Dannreuther. Satire of the colonial intrigue genre, with endless witty dialogue. Quirky, low budget production which has since slipped into the public domain.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Humphrey Bogart	Actor	25-Dec-1899	14-Jan-1957	Casablanca
Jennifer Jones	Actor	2-Mar-1919	17-Dec-2009	The Song of Bernadette
Bernard Lee	Actor	10-Jan-1908	16-Jan-1981	James Bond's M
Gina Lollobrigida	Actor	4-Jul-1927		Beautiful but dangerous
Peter Lorre	Actor	26-Jun-1904	23-Mar-1964	The Maltese Falcon
Robert Morley	Actor	26-May-1908	3-Jun-1992	Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

CAST

Humphrey Bogart	...   Billy Dannreuther
Jennifer Jones	...   Gwendolen Chelm
Gina Lollobrigida	...   Maria Dannreuther
Also Starring
Robert Morley	...   Peterson
with
Peter Lorre	...   O'Hara
Edward Underdown	...   Harry Chelm
Ivor Barnard	...   Maj. Ross
Marco Tulli	...   Ravello
Bernard Lee	...   CID Inspector
Mario Perrone	...   Purser
Giulio Donnini	...   Administrator
Saro Urzi	...   Ship's Captain
Juan de Landa	...   Hispano-Suiza Driver
Aldo Silvani	...   Charles

REVIEWS

Review by Anonymous (posted on 26-Apr-2009)

Great script and dialogue. Wonderful witty sarcasm-cast of classic actors with their interplay makes it very worth watching!. A study of a group of bumbling self-aggrandizing crooks each with their own neurotic tendencies and a funny twist ending. I find it more enjoyable every time I watch.

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