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Bogart, uranium scams, and a script written daily on set chaos — what could go wrong?
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Beat the Devil (1953)

screwball noirMediterranean messcon artist chaos

Overview

ComedyAdventure

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

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Content warning
dark comedysatirehusband wife relationshipthiefliarblack and whitebeachliefilm noirnarration+5 more

Standout Aspects

Writing

Truman Capote rewrote daily while drunk, and it shows gloriously

Acting

Jennifer Jones commits to the most unhinged British accent in cinema history

Direction

Huston allegedly lost the script and nobody noticed

Best for:Streaming: Perfect Sunday afternoon with wine and zero attention span required·Friends: Irony-poisoned pals who quote old movies they haven't seen·Rewatch: Catch the improvised chaos you missed while distracted by Bogart's face
John Huston

Director

John Huston

ReleasedNov 24, 1953
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonemixed
Feellight
Budget$1M
Romulus Films
Rizzoli-Haggiag

Top Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Billy Dannreuther

Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones

Gwendolen Chelm

Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Maria Dannreuther

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Peterson

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Julius O'Hara

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Harry Chelm

Ivor Barnard

Ivor Barnard

Maj. Jack Ross

Marco Tulli

Marco Tulli

Ravello

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Insp. Jack Clayton

Giulio Donnini

Giulio Donnini

Administrator

Saro Urzì

Saro Urzì

Captain of SS Nyanga

Juan de Landa

Juan de Landa

Hispano-Suiza Driver

Aldo Silvani

Aldo Silvani

Charles

Mimmo Poli

Mimmo Poli

Barman (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Insight

This 'camp classic' flopped so hard Bogart founded his own production company just to never let studios do this to him again.

Trivia

Peter Lorre's character name 'Julius O'Hara' was a dig at a studio exec Huston hated — the crew knew, the exec didn't.

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