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January 1962 (USA) moreTagline:
Rita and Rex Steal The Picture! morePlot Keywords:
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Rex Harrison and Rita Hayworth make it worth watching moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Rita Hayworth | ... | Eve Lewis |
 | Rex Harrison | ... | Jimmy Bourne |
 | Joseph Wiseman | ... | Jean Marie Calbert |
| Alida Valli | ... | Duchess Blanca |
| Grégoire Aslan | ... | Dr. Victor Muñoz |
| Virgilio Teixeira | ... | Cayetano the Bullfighter |
| Peter Illing | ... | Mr. Pickett the Art Expert |
| Britta Ekman | ... | Mrs. Pickett |
| George Rigaud | ... | Spanish Police Inspector |
| Gérard Tichy | ... | Antonio, Prado Museum Guard |
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88 minCountry:
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Black and WhiteSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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The painting, known as the "Rokeby Venus" is by Velazquez and is his only known nude. It moved to England in 1813 to hang in Rokeby Park, Yorkshire. The painting was purchased by National Art Collections Fund in 1906 for the National Gallery, London. The suffragette Mary Richardson attacked and badly damaged the painting in 1914 but it was restored and returned to display. moreQuotes:
Jimmy Bourne: [as Eve grabs a drink from a tray and tosses it back] But Eve, that's a *martini*.Eve Lewis: It *was* a martini.
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I don't know why this film is totally forgotten. Maybe because it's a typical United Artist movie: not great enough to be remembered but with an interesting cast that's worthy of a little more attention.
It's not the greatest film ever made and it certainly has its fair share of problems but the story is interesting, and the whole scene when they switch the real painting for the fake one is fun and suspenseful. The location filming in Spain is excellent, thanks mainly to the beautiful B&W cinematography.
But if there's one reason to check out THE HAPPY THIEVES, it's simply for watching Rex Harrison and Rita Hayworth act together. They make an interesting duo. In fact, I have to say that they make one of the sexiest screen couples ever. I can't put my finger on why but those two together seems to be a match made in heaven.