Beat the Devil Page #3

Synopsis: A quartet of international crooks -- Peterson, O'Hara, Ross and Ravello -- is stranded in Italy while their steamer is being repaired. With them are the Dannreuthers. The six are headed for Africa, presumably to sell vacuum cleaners but actually to buy land supposedly loaded with uranium. They are joined by others who apparently have similar designs.
Director(s): John Huston
Production: American Pop Classics
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IMDB:
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Year:
1953
89 min
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They can smell a uranium deal

like a cat smells fish.

But aren't you afraid,

Billy,

that when our little party

doesn't show up

on the date you said-

Aren't you a teeny bit afraid

that your friend

might use that as an excuse

to begin negotiations elsewhere?

If my friend were looking

for an excuse,

he'd find a better one

in the morning papers.

What do you mean?

I'm talking about the

untimely demise of Paul Vanmeer.

Well, I'm appalled, Billy.

What an unwholesome opinion

you must have

of your colleagues

to imagine that we-

Look here, Peterson. You don't

have to convince me of anything.

You don't care

what I think as long as I don't

do anything about it.

And I won't

unless you ever decide

to sic that knife-happy

little junkie on me.

Watch yourself, laddie.

Now, Jack, behave yourself.

Sit down.

For shame, Billy.

I think you owe an apology

to everybody in this room,

and if you're half

the gentleman I know you are,

I'm sure you'll make it.

As I was saying,

you have nothing to worry about.

My friend won't pull out

unless I tell him to,

and for purely venal reasons,

that's the last thing

I have in mind.

Jack, give Billy a light.

What a wonderful car.

It looks as if it had won

the Grand Prix d'Elegance

many years ago.

- Oh, it did.

It was built for Oriposo.

You know, the bullfighter.

He had it made this way

so he could stand up

and take bows.

He only got one ride in it.

He bequeathed it

to me on his deathbed.

Well, here's to Oriposo.

I hope you like champagne.

You mean, it's yours?

Gave it to my former chauffeur,

the fat bandit in the front.

Harry, look

at that wonderful villa.

Oh, that was Bertie Crampton's.

Oh, you mean, Lord Crampton

in Gloucestershire. Heh.

His family acres marched

hand in hand with ours.

Gloucestershire,

the cathedral towns,

trout fishing,

garden parties-

What a beautiful life.

You know England well?

Emotionally,

I am English.

I serve tea every afternoon

with crumpets.

And I've always kept up

my subscription

to Country Life

and to Tattler.

The trouble with England, it's

all pomp and no circumstance.

You're very wise to get

out of it. Escape while you can.

Well, I'd hardly

describe myself as escaping.

It so happened that a relative

of mine, first cousin actually,

who died recently, happened

to own a coffee plantation.

Africa's the place now.

You talk about the diamond boys,

the gold boys.

They've just skimmed

a little off the top.

The potential mineral wealth

of Africa

has hardly been scratched.

Now, there is a villa.

Big.

That's the Villa Capriccio,

famed in song and story.

A three-star attraction

in Baedeker.

Well, whose is it?

The banks own it now.

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Truman Capote

Truman Garcia Capote (; born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Many of Capote's short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel". At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories, and plays. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother, and multiple migrations. He had discovered his calling as a writer by the age of 8, and for the rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability. Capote began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of one story, "Miriam" (1945), attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf, and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood, a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home. Capote spent four years writing the book aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).A milestone in popular culture, In Cold Blood was the peak of Capote's literary career. In the 1970s, he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows. more…

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