BEAT THE DEVIL - DVD-FILM DETECTIVE

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• Release Year: 1953
• Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
• Plot: Writer/director John Huston’s “Beat the Devil” stars Humphrey Bogart as Billy Dannreuther, the front man for a group of swindlers stranded in an Italian port town, scheming to take ownership of uranium-rich land in Africa. Also stranded is a naive Dutch couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chelm (Edward Underdone and Jennifer Jones). Flirtations and a web of lies ensue among the group, testing romantic loyalty and allegiances among them. The last of six collaborations between Huston and Bogart, “Beat the Devil” evokes an effortless wit and charm found only in classic film gems like this.
• Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, Ivor Barnard, Marco Tulli, Bernard Lee, Mario Perrone, Giulio Donnini, Saro Urzì, Juan de Landa, Aldo Silvani, Dave Crowley, Julie Gibson, Alex Pochet, Mimmo Poli, Peter Sellers, Manuel Serano, John Huston, Claud Cockburn, Truman Capote, Anthony Veiller, Peter Viertel
• Director: John Huston
• Runtime: 1:29
• Company: The Film Detective, Santana Pictures Corporation
• Media Format: Movie