Beat the Devil with Humphrey Bogart: DVD Cover

    Beat the Devil Director: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley

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    • DVD Release Date: 11/23/1999
    • Original Release: 1953
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 39,686

    Viewer Rating: (1 ratings)

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    Introduction by Tony Curtis; Bonus clip of the original theatrical trailer for Humphrey Bogart's The Big Sleep; Digitally mastered from the best available sources for the highest quality possible

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Opening Titles [1:56]
    2. Criminals March [3:40]
    3. Billy [6:55]
    4. The Ride to Dinner [3:06]
    5. A Wife's Day Out [3:25]
    6. Tea for Two [6:09]
    7. A Lady in Waiting [4:33]
    8. A Drink to Women [2:41]
    9. The Associates Pack [3:32]
    10. The Car That Got Away [3:55]
    11. The Sunbathing Wives [4:41]
    12. The Ship Sails [5:15]
    13. A Secret Box [3:01]
    14. Meeting With the Captain [5:38]
    15. Black Out [9:04]
    16. The Ship Sinks [3:00]
    17. Are We in Africa? [8:52]
    18. "Tell Me More About Rita Hayworth" [2:59]
    19. The Ship That Never Sank [4:56]
    20. Under Arrest [2:53]
    21. Tony Curtis Conclusion [:49]

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    Humphrey Bogart stars as one of five disreputable adventurers who are trying to get uranium out of East Africa. Bogart's associates include pompous fraud Robert Morley, and Peter Lorre as the German-accented "O'Hara," whose wartime record is forever a source of speculation and suspicion. Becoming involved in Bogart's machinations are a prim British married couple (Edward Underdown and blonde-wigged Jennifer Jones). As a climax to their many misadventures and double-crosses, the uranium seekers end up facing extermination by an Arab firing squad. The satirical nature of Beat the Devil eluded many moviegoers in 1953, and the film was a failure. The fact that the picture attained cult status in lesser years failed to impress its star Humphrey Bogart, who could only remember that he lost a considerable chunk of his own money when he became involved in the project. Peter Viernick worked on the script on an uncredited basis. Beat the Devil eventually fell into public domain, leading to numerous inferior editions by second and third-tiered labels. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    Bogart winks at his own screen persona.by HappyCookerFL

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    August 23, 2009: This is a fabulous film and I 'm so glad to see it is available on DVD. The cast is excellent - Gina Lollabrigida, Robert Morley, Bogart, and Peter Lorre. Bogart plays a cynical soldier of fortune who has agreed to lead a party seeking uranium mining rights in Africa. A series of subtly comical mishaps occur while they are waiting for their ship to transport them to the uranium fields. Peter Lorre's character almost steals the movie with a monologue on the nature of time. The fine hands of director John Huston and writer Truman Capote are evident throughout this movie.

    This review was written about the DVD Black & White edition.

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