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6.6/10
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Federal agent Rigby, in Central America to trace stolen plane engines, falls for the gorgeous wife of the chief suspect.Federal agent Rigby, in Central America to trace stolen plane engines, falls for the gorgeous wife of the chief suspect.Federal agent Rigby, in Central America to trace stolen plane engines, falls for the gorgeous wife of the chief suspect.
Fernando Alvarado
- Flute Player
- (uncredited)
Robert Cabal
- Bellboy
- (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
David Cota
- Bellboy
- (uncredited)
Peter Cusanelli
- Rhumba Dancer
- (uncredited)
Marcel De la Brosse
- French Tourist
- (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Juan Duval
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo
- Second Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Vincente Minnelli(uncredited)
- Writers
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- TriviaVincente Minnelli directed the pyrotechnical climax scene.
- GoofsSet in the town of Carlotta, but on Emilio's boat it's misspelled as Carlota. It's also Carlota in Rigby's telegram draft at the beginning. But in the town's fiesta fireworks display, it's Carlotta, presumably definitive.
- Quotes
J.J. Bealer: [Last lines] When you get around to it, Mr. Rigby, you might call a cop.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
- SoundtracksSituation Wanted
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by William Katz
Performed by Ava Gardner (dubbed by Eileen Wilson) (uncredited)
[The first song Elizabeth sings at Pedro's]
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The Bribe (1949)
A federal agent tries to bust a stolen airplane motor ring in Central America, but ends up falling for the wife of one of the prime suspects. I've enjoyed Robert Taylor in other pictures (notably HIGH WALL) but here he's merely satisfactory, likable but too stiff. Ava Gardner fares slightly better, a little dull but with an appealing sultriness. As usual, it's the bad guys with the plum roles: Vincent Price and especially Charles Laughton with yet another memorable turn. Laughton is fast becoming one of my favorite actors, consistently the best thing about whatever he appears in. The main problem here is pacing. The first three-quarters are very slow, giving the appearance of doling out information and building the Taylor/Gardner relationship but not actually do much of either. One brief action scene breaks up the tedium, other than that it's rather uneventful until the final 25-30 minutes. Things do heat up nicely then, however, culminating in an amazing fireworks-illuminated climax. Laughton and the ending elevate this one enough to make it worthwhile.
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- Budget
- $1,984,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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