Famous ACME bookstore scene where Bogart is seduced by a hot clerk with glasses.
clip from film noir
All the women in the film find Bogart irresistible.
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Beat The Devil (1953) Starring Peter Lorre & Humphrey Bogart
This lesser known Humphrey Bogart film was directed by John Huston, who also directed Bogart in both The African Queen and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. In Beat the Devil, Bogart is part of a group of criminal opportunists who travel to Africa to exploit the uranium that has recently been discovered there. On the way, they travel on a steamer with other people who may or may not be traveling for the same reason, including a British married couple. Despite much infighting and betrayal by the members of the gang, they end up in Africa, only to be put in front of an Arab firing squad. Other notables in the cast include Peter Lorre, Jennifer Jones, and Gina Lollabrigida.
Public domain film noir
'Beat the Devil' is a fine piece of work by Houston, Capote, and Bogie. Its totally enjoyable. Good pacing, snappy dialogue, plenty of atmosphere and unusual locales. The plot has a half-dozen twists and surprises--and more than a few chuckles are to be had, at the wild antics of the outlandish cast of characters
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