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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0011891970129
Format: Black & White, Restored, NTSC
Label: Tgg Direct
Manufacturer: Tgg Direct
Publisher: Tgg Direct
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 01, 2003
Running Time: 89 minutes
Sales Rank: 100483
Studio: Tgg Direct
Theatrical Release Date: 1953
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A QUESTION ABOUT BLU-RAY VERSION
Yes, this is a cool, overlooked little gem.
But what does the Blu-ray image look like? Is this a restored transfer, or a beat-up public domain print in HD?
Has anyone seen this in HD?
Rating:  - Time is a crook
You'd think that "Beat the Devil" would be far better known than it is, since it was one of the last movies that Humphrey Bogart did before his untimely death.
Maybe it's because Bacall wasn't in it, or maybe it was just too quirky for the masses. But taken for its own merits, this movie is a delicious little gem -- a funny, wry noir-satire, with a gang of rather inept criminals. Bogart does a fair amount of scenery-chewing, but a number of big stars of the time -- including Peter Lorre, ... Read More
Rating:  - Boggie Musta Needed Da Moola
I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid on TV..... wish that had been the last time I saw it. Bogart must have really needed the money to ( and I use the term loosely ) star in this debacle. Still, if you're sitting around with a bunch of drunk friends, it might be good for an unintentional laugh.
Rating:  - Poor DVD Work
It's really sad but until a reputable firm like Criterion makes a decision to restore the film it's useless to search for a good DVD. You can only avoid the really poor work and hope that one day somebody will find it worthwhile to do so. In that case they simply wouldn't be able to stamp enough DVDs to keep up with the demand. Chatter on the internet claims that honor belongs to the Platinum Disc Corp. or it may be known now as Echo Bridge. For myself that honor belongs with the Tony Curtis DVD of the ... Read More
Rating: - Misadventures at Sea
The film opens on a band playing in a town square. Four men are on a search for a valuable mineral in Africa (each a different nationality). A hardware failure prevents the scheduled departure of the ship. There is a trip to a country inn. This fills in spots. Billy says the wealth of Africa is still there for the taking. Harry's wife boasts, and reveals her husband's secret plans to Billy. There is a comic scene when they push an old car down the road.
The ship finally departs with all aboard. ... Read More
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