Beat the Devil

About Beat the Devil

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

Beat the Devil is a 1953 comedy crime film directed by John Huston. Humphrey Bogart appears as Billy Dannreuther, Jennifer Jones as Gwendolen Chelm, Gina Lollobrigida as Maria Dannreuther, and Robert Morley as Peterson.

Released in November 1953, it runs 95 minutes. Written by John Huston and Truman Capote.

Shelv files it under film noir, italy, beach, and thief. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Artiflix. It scores 6.1 out of 10 from 181 TMDB voters.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Bling Ring, and The Killing make useful companions to Beat the Devil, all filed under black and white, dark comedy, and satire.