Beat the Devil

 (1953)



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Beat the Devil
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the sub-par quality of this film detracts nothing from a great story
Jan 09, 2006
davepyne - imdb.com
This movie is the funniest thing I have ever seen. Its very talky, and the plot is thick with double crosses, etc from the four crooks, and of course Bogart himself. Marco Tulli as one of the low-life criminals has... Full review
The Last Huston - Bogart Collaboration
Oct 25, 2005
theowinthrop - imdb.com
This film has become a favorite with cultists. It's a matter of tastes, for I have yet to really like it. But every now and then I do give BEAT THE DEVIL another chance to see if it is better or... Full review
Brilliant Dry Humor
Jul 12, 2005
jim_altman - imdb.com
Most of the reviews of 1953's "Beat the Devil" regard it as a Humphrey Bogart picture. Certainly his company produced it, but it is truly a John Huston film. Huston's legendary dry wit suffuses the whole enterprise from start to... Full review
Completely Unexpected
May 30, 2005
gftbiloxi - imdb.com
Humphrey Bogart heads a superior cast in this tale of a gang of swindlers who seek to covertly purchase African lands rich in uranium--but this is not the tough film noir you might expect: the script by director John Huston... Full review
Bogart himself called it a "mess."
Apr 23, 2005
ironside - imdb.com
The plot, if you can call it that, concerned a group of six stranded adventurers in an Italian port whose plan is to buy up some East African land that supposed1y contains uranium… Double-crossing quickly becomes the name of the... Full review
Very good off beat comedy, beware of bad prints.
Aug 27, 2004
Stephen Alfieri - imdb.com
"Beat The Devil" is one of Bogart's more unusual films. Scripted by none other than Truman Capote and John Huston, it is a very entertaining, offbeat noir satire (quite a description). Upon first viewing a lot of the humor may... Full review
"Devil's" Advocacy
May 17, 2004
Eugene Kim - imdb.com
Do you like New Yorker cartoons? I ask because I've decided that's a pretty good way of predicting whether you will enjoy "Beat the Devil." If the wryly, dryly humorous cartoons in The New Yorker have a tendency to make... Full review
Shoddy production
Dec 04, 2003
Brian W. Fairbanks - imdb.com
I've tried, and tried, and tried, and have now given up trying to figure out the appeal "Beat the Devil" has to a certain clique of film fans. There's no denying its surface appeal. Bogie, Huston, Capote, Lorre, Jones, et... Full review
Amazing how clueless some people are
Apr 02, 2002
Justin Behnke - imdb.com
If you're a classic film fan, you're going to come across this film sooner or later. And chances are, being a fan of how movies were made back in the day, you'll understand what these creative folks were going for.... Full review
A Spoof That Works After a Half Century
Feb 07, 2002
Ralph Michael Stein - imdb.com
Hadn't seen this film in a long time and I'm glad to have caught it again. It's at the apex of black-and-white barely tongue-in-cheek comedies with a stellar cast that had a blast making the film.Jennifer Jones, beautiful as always,... Full review

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Beat the Devil Critics Reviews
| Jan 11, 2008
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie V
It is also, quite frankly, a very ugly movie to watch.....Many people consider the film to be a cult classic..... ... Full Review
| Jan 11, 2008
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie V
It is also, quite frankly, a very ugly movie to watch. It was a delicious sardonic comedy, meant for art houses, and they opened it with a blood-and-thunder campaign. And that, quite frankly, is what "Beat the Devil" is all about. ... Full Review
| Sep 24, 2002
filmcritic.com
Sure, the satire's there, and if you pay close attention you can see Bogart, Peter Lorre, and the inspired Robert Morley quietly self-deprecating themselves. You have to wonder what Capote and John Huston were thinking in trying to make a satire that didn't have any actual jokes. ... Full Review
| Nov 26, 2000
Chicago Sun-Times
Huston has stars, too: Bogart, Jennifer Jones , Gina Lollobrigida , but his movie is so funny because he throws them into the pot with a seedy gang of charlatans. The movie has above all effortless charm. They're desperate characters. ... Full Review

MTV.com
The satirical nature of Beat the Devil eluded many moviegoers in 1953, and the film was a failure. Beat the Devil eventually fell into public domain, leading to numerous inferior editions by second and third-tiered labels. ... Full Review

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Beat the Devil News
October 9, 2008
lacitybeat.com – 2008-10-09
American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, Santa Monica, (323) 466-3456.Aerotheatre.com.Beat The Devil: The Films of John Huston - The Man Who Would Be King , 7:30. ... Full Article

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