"Beat The Devil" (1953) a rare cult comedy is running on Turner Classic Movies, check your cable listings, you won't be disappointed.
Five deperate con artists out hustle each other in Italy to catch a steamer to East Africa where they plan to swing a big uranium swindle, but when their boat breaks down off the North African coast they are taken prisoner by Arab officials who smell money. Things reach a farcial pitch as the adventurers are caught up in a bewildering cross current of personal betrayal and double dealing on an international scale.
Black & white, directed by John Huston, written by Huston and Truman Capote.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley and Peter Lorre.
Posted by feste at September 21, 2004 03:52 PM | TrackBack