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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 British couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chelm (Edward Underdown 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.
Original Release
11/26/1953
US Release
03/12/1954
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Humphrey Bogart | Billy Dannreuther |
Jennifer Jones | Gwendolen Chelm |
Gina Lollobrigida | Maria Dannreuther |
Robert Morley | Peterson |
Peter Lorre | Julius O'Hara |
Edward Underdown | Harry Chelm |
Ivor Barnard | Maj. Jack Ross |
Marco Tulli | Ravello |
Bernard Lee | Insp. Jack Clayton |
Mario Perrone | Purser on SS Nyanga |
Directors
Writers
John Huston, Claud Cockburn, Truman Capote, Anthony Veiller, Peter Viertel
Cast
Name | Character |
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Humphrey Bogart | Billy Dannreuther |
Jennifer Jones | Gwendolen Chelm |
Gina Lollobrigida | Maria Dannreuther |
Robert Morley | Peterson |
Peter Lorre | Julius O'Hara |
Edward Underdown | Harry Chelm |
Ivor Barnard | Maj. Jack Ross |
Marco Tulli | Ravello |
Bernard Lee | Insp. Jack Clayton |
Mario Perrone | Purser on SS Nyanga |
Giulio Donnini | Administrator |
Saro Urzì | Captain of SS Nyanga |
Juan de Landa | Hispano-Suiza Driver |
Aldo Silvani | Charles |
Alex Pochet | Hotel Manager |
Mimmo Poli | Barman |
Peter Sellers | Billy Dannreuther |
Manuel Serrano | Ahmed |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Humphrey Bogart | Executive Producer |
John Huston | Producer |
Jack Clayton | Producer |
Angelo Rizzoli | Producer |
John Woolf | Producer |