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The Big Bluff (1955) -- When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.

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5.8/10   43 votes
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Writers:
Mildred Lord (story)
Fred Freiberger (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 June 1955 (USA) more
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Plot:
When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Good, Little-known Noir more (4 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Bromfield ... Ricardo 'Rick' De Villa
Martha Vickers ... Valerie Bancroft
Robert Hutton ... Dr. Peter Kirk
Rosemarie Stack ... Fritzi Darvel (as Rosemarie Bowe)
Eve Miller ... Marsha Jordan
Max Palmer ... Detective Sgt. John Fullmer
Eddie Bee ... Don Darvel
Robert Bice ... Dr. Tom Harrison
Pierre Watkin ... Jim Winthrop
Beal Wong ... Art Dealer
Rusty Wescoatt ... Husky Detective at Finale
Mitchell Kowall ... Coroner
Jack Daly ... Master of Ceremonies
Paul McGuire ... William, the butler
George Conrad ... Bell Boy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Worthy Deceivers
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Runtime:
70 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director W. Lee Wilder's brother Billy covered a similar-themed story eleven years earlier with his classic "Double Indemnity." more
Quotes:
Ricardo 'Rick' De Villa: Fullmer, you're not gonna charge me with a murder I didn't commit? more

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Good, Little-known Noir, 14 July 2007
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Author: george_chabot from Georgia, USA

The only other comment on this film lists a litany of reasons why not to watch it, generally because of unfavorable but irrelevant comparisons to Billy Wilder, the director's brother.

I will give you a reason to watch it; it is effective. John Bromfield makes an effective gigolo and Martha Vickers, while not the most charismatic actress known, does a good job as the object of his affections.

Watch this without taking a lot of baggage in with you and you will be satisfied. It has a nice twist at the end that you may guess, but probably not.

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