Critica Retro Posted by Lê on December 22, 2016

O Diabo Riu por Último / Beat the Devil (1953) Alguns encontros são obra do destino. Foi obra do destino o primeiro encontro de Humphrey Bogart e John Huston. E é com um encontro que é uma verdadeira obra do destino que o último filme que eles fizeram juntos, “O...   read more

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on June 26, 2016

Kooky. Bizarre. Silly. Odd. Original. It’s difficult to sum up the strange charm of Beat the Devil (1953), that Truman Capote-penned film* that fits no genre and makes no sense. You have the feeling as you watch that Capote must have been tripping, but his quirky personality, not to mention...   read more

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on June 26, 2016

Kooky. Bizarre. Silly. Odd. Original. It’s difficult to sum up the strange charm of Beat the Devil (1953), that Truman Capote-penned film* that fits no genre and makes no sense. You have the feeling as you watch that Capote must have been tripping, but his quirky personality, not to mention...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on November 30, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Not too much to write this week since I’m still sleeping off my tryptophan overdose, but enjoy this week’s installment of ‘The Bogart Film Affair’ podcast as we dive into Beat the Devil! It’s a cult classic for sure, and if you enjoyed our   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on June 29, 2013

Beat the Devil Directed by John Huston 1953/UK/USA/Italy Rizzoli/Haggiag; Romulus Films; Santana Pictures Corporation First viewing #268 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A group of scoundrels plans to smuggle uranium out of British East Africa in this noirish farce.  The plot is scant an   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on June 17, 2013

My rating —A Cult Classic—  Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  John Huston The Lowdown Four crooks (Humphrey Bogart, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, and Marco Tulli) meet up with a British couple (Edward Underdown and Jennifer Jones) as they all make their way from Italy to East A   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on December 29, 2010

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Beat the Devil (1954) or 1953 according to some sources, is a Bogie adventure movie that is just plain bad. Available on Netflix Instant, Carlos and I watched this...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on December 30, 2009

Beat the Devil (1953) film directed by John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley and Peter Lorre. . It was co-authored by Huston and Truman Capote, loosely based on a novel of the same name by British journalist Claud Cockburn. This movie was supposed to b   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

O Diabo Riu por Último / Beat the Devil (1953) Alguns encontros são obra do destino. Foi obra do destino o primeiro encontro de Humphrey Bogart e John Huston. E é com um encontro que é uma verdadeira obra do destino que o último filme que eles fizeram juntos, “O...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Beat the Devil (1954) or 1953 according to some sources, is a Bogie adventure movie that is just plain bad. Available on Netflix Instant, Carlos and I watched this film last night and we are still not sure what it was about. I'll try my best to give you a...   read more