They’re Out To Beat the Devil At His Own Game!
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
Director: John Huston
Writers: Truman Capote, John Huston, Claud Cockburn
Netflix
ArtiflixThe plot of Beat The Devil involves a band of four motley characters intent on stealing uranium from British East Africa for a quick profit, in a land deal brokered by the Bogart character,(named Billy Dannreuther). The story begins in an Italian seaport as Bogie and his wife Mar…
An unlikely group of would-be swindlers find themselves stuck in Italy when their boat (to Africa) breaks down. Theoretically, the four are on their way to sell vacuum cleaners (but really to pick up some ostensibly worthless land - that only they know is a rich source of uranium…
