The Big Bluff (1955) [Film Noir] [Drama]
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2013
- The suave Don Juan Ricardo 'Rick' De Villa (John Bromfield) and his married lover Fritzi Darvel would like to take off together, but his lack of money prevents them from doing so. A chance encounter introduces Rick to the young, but terminally ill socialite Valerie Bancroft (Martha Vickers), in whom Rick sees the solution to his predicament. Rick sweeps her off her feet and they soon marry, although Valerie's entourage are suspicious of him. Rick then proceeds to try and bring about Valerie's demise so he can inherit her wealth and live the good life with Fritzi.
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Directed and produced by W. Lee Wilder, written by Mindret Lord (story) and Fred Freiberger (screenplay), starring John Bromfield as Ricardo 'Rick' De Villa, Martha Vickers as Valerie Bancroft, Robert Hutton as Dr. Peter Kirk, Rosemarie Stack as Fritzi Darvel, Eve Miller as Marsha Jordan, Max Palmer as Detective Sgt. John Fullmer, Eddie Bee as Don Darvel, Robert Bice as Dr. Tom Harrison, Pierre Watkin as Jim Winthrop, Beal Wong as Art Dealer, Rusty Wescoatt as Husky Detective at Finale, Mitchell Kowall as Coroner, Jack, Daly as Master of Ceremonies, Paul McGuire as William (the butler), George Conrad as Bell Boy and Kay Garrett as Waiter.
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Source: "The Big Bluff" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 28 November 2012. Web. 17 March 2013. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_....
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Very good story, excellent acting, a clever ending. What a lot of cigarettes they all smoked!
Loved these movies. Back then it was only the plot, actors and directors. That's why they are much better than what comes out of Hollywood today.
It's late for me but this is my second movie 🤗 Tonite.....turned the t.v.off don't know why I am paying cable🙄....I just don't want to go to sleep.....by the way I am retired....I can watch these uploads for as long as I live.....as long as I have utube....
Thank you to whoever came up with this genius idea....keep em coming 🤗🤗🤗🙏
I'm 74, wasn't interested in the old black and white movies..until one popped up on my phone 4 months ago, now I can't stop Binging...some of the actresses and actors I'm seeing for the first time..and most of them run rings around those of today!!!😮
Very entertaining for a low budget film , no fluff or computer generated crap .👏 thanks for posting .
What a great drama! Love the end served him right lol
Absolutely!
Really Good One 👌
Thank You, Timeless Classic Movies.💗
God Bless.💗🙌
As so often in this golden age films, there is such a clear distinction between the good and the bad. Black and white. And Rick the villain gets what he deservs...I wish everything would work in the same way in this rotten world of ours. Thanks for the upload!
Villains always have moustaches. LOL
Zipi Wolsner Guess What ? the🌍world is not rotten its SOME of the people in the world that are rotten 😊1-22-2021
There are times when it comes to that it’s called karma 😉
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Should I check the mirror?
This film had no special sound/visual effects, no vulgar dialogue nor sex/brutal scenes and yet it did just fine with its interesting plot and even better ending! Thank you for uploading it.
+Iwona Narcja YES, Iwona!! Isn't that the truth!! There's no reason that they cannot STILL make films this way......but they CHOOSE not to....so sad, I really appreciate these old black an white films without the overt bloody and violent scenes! Thank you for you comment, I couldn't agree more!!!!!
Xyz Xyz I'm glad there are others who feel the same way. They can make movies like this today but the pedophiles who are in charge in Hollywood are competing to see who can sink lower in the gutter than the other. The progressive alt-left is responsible and needs to be exposed.
They make 'em that way and no one goes to see 'em. In 2017 did you see: I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. Manifesto. Personal Shopper. Collosal. Graduation. Okja. The Beguiled. A Quiet Passion. The Big Sick. The Lost City of Z?
Couldn't have said it better myself 🩷👍
I'm old but not that old. I'm in my forties now. There was a time in my younger years I wanted raunchy and whatnot. But as I've gotten older I'm tired of it. Very little of new Hollywood entertains me. I'm more entertained by old Westerns or film noir than stuff of today. I feel I'm in the minority though. I'm sick of f this and f that and everything revolving around sex. I realize though, even back in the good ole days, no one was perfect. But I still love old filsmymore than newer.
My newest hobbie , watching film noire...thank you upload, this was a gem.
James K Thompson : me too!
James K Thompson This was absolutely fabulous. My favorite hobby.
Me too!
Dear James from a four-year-old comment of yours -- and I don't usually correct individuals, but, c'mon, HOBBIE, 'look at Bobbie workin' at the hobbie lobbie, with his friend Suzie what a sillie boobie!' -- it's hobby. Sorrie dude! Anyway...the END of this movie (movy, or movey) how deliciously frustrating! A dark film with that expected cynical twist at the end which has me rooting for the 'bad guys'.
@@trapper1064 - I am addicted to these flicks!
One of the best movies in this genre that actually had a twisty-turn ending. Why don't they make movies like this anymore? Thank you so much for uploading!
Don't make films like this anymore because people have the attention span of a fly!
Pure drama, thanks.
Will To Power
Side effects of poison
Can’t focus
Because they're to busy trying to socially engineer society.
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That was well written and ended like a Hitchcock film.
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. "
LOOKS LIKE THE CONSENSUS ENJOYED THE ENIGMATIC ENDING, KATHY!!! THANX for the UNCONDITIONAL UP~LOAD, FOLKS!!!
A wonderfully "suspenseful" film plot.... with the missed "gotcha" opportunities with the pill boxes, and then with that ever-welcome little "twist" at the End!!! The sheer "sleaziness" of both Ricardo and Fritzi alone makes this Well Worth Watching = Pure B&W American Noir ala the 1950s!!! THX Timeless Classics for the upload. INDEED a "timeless classic"!!
And PS: I LUVED the shots of the original Royal Hawaiian Hotel, back when there was virtually nothing else on Waikiki….. and where I was "almost" born in '53'!!!
This movie was definitely shot on a budget ... but the story and the performances are first rate. I really enjoyed it ... and what a surprise ending!
Love it how Rick gets hung with a murder rap. I love film noir movies! This movie was so good!
Wow this is one terrific plot... never heard of it . And I watch a lot of film noir. Great story
Excellent ending! Bravo to the story writer!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
reply to Anton B. Kudos to you on your great observation, I'm 77 and that alone tells you how wonderful these films appeal to me.
Amazing how many clarinet and bongo sounds you can get out of a conga drum if you try hard enough.
Very good movie with a decent cast and an unspected ending. I NEVER would have guessed it. Thanks for uploading this!
I like the SPECTED endings mucho better! L0L
Many days I watch three or four film noir offerings and never hear one "fuck" or anything else for that matter, out of any ones mouth. No blood or bullet holes either......it wasn't even needed with those priceless gems!
Anton Bouchette:👍👍👍👍.
Ok well thanks for providing us with the missing 'f' word! There was plenty of sooting in films nior...just because you didn't see any blood didn't make the victims ant less dead.
Totally loved this movie. I had NO CLUE it would end this way. Excellent Plot
Can anyone please tell me why people always say, "Are you alright?", or "Are you okay?" Especially when they know perfectly well, that the person is NOT okay at all !!!!
This is one great movie, with a real surprise ending !!! Loved it !!!
It's the same with banging a dozen times on the cradle of a phone when they get disconnected.
@@PrimoStracciatella, do you know when idiots feel "tapping" crazily and making other riders think it magically works to get on or off the elevator?! More people do it than not! Please stay well & safe! Pax
Quit banging the button, NOW!
Yeah I know what you mean 😉
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EXCELLENT FILM AND THE ENDING IS AWESOME THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD!!!💯💯💯👊👊👊
Tricky Ricky, he was horrible!! Kool movie
Thank U for the post.
Boy love will get U in lots of blind trouble sometimes..
Another oldie but goodie. The twists are so simple + effective. 💕
Real good twist. Not even the one I predicted. I love plots I can not figure out. Good show. Great writing, LOVED the movie. Thanks a bunch.
Remind me of Alfred Hitchcock movies with the twist🍿👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🍿
Love the way the doctor says she must take it easy while blowing cigarette smoke at her over breakfast...
That was an awesome twist!! I love it!!!! 👏👏👏
Ahhhhhh Haaaaaa! Busted! Great ending! Good movie! Thanks for posting 😁👍✌
"Hey baby, where's your BUSINESS sense?!" 😂
very unusual twist to the plot in this one, good movie. You will never guess the ending.
A bluff
This was a very good movie.Modern day movies cannot get close to these old ones.Thanks for the upload.
A satisfying and proper ending. I'm really enjoying the films on this channel. Thanks for the uploads.
What a great ending ! Almost bailed on this a couple of times but the payoff was worth it !
I love black and white movies
Great movie! Shades of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" morality play. Thanks for posting, I just subscribed ..
Thanks for sharing this terrific movie! Definitely better than I expected.
Bail...I thought it was taught 'till the end.
Very good old drama ! The name is very fitting .🙏❤️🇨🇦
Wish I'd been around to see these old movies in a theater. For $.25! Great distraction since we're all stuck at home
Whose stuck @ home. Live your life; go to the park; go on vacation...do something instead of complaining about being "stuck @ home." You sound like a child.
LOVE this movie! What an ending. WELL DONE. ❤
I'm NOT gonna love it and jou can't make me!
Excellent classic film! Thanks for posting.
Great script, twist and cast. Truly enjoyed it!
Love is blind, they say. Classic movies like this prove the point with great flair. Such pictures are so enjoyable to watch because we all want to tell the wealthy girl she's being conned, but we can't. So, we keep watching to see who will open her eyes before it's too late. The Don Juan character is such a "perfect phony." Ugh...and that pencil mustache should be a dead giveaway!
" I'd have dropped both if those earrings if I'd seen him first." Classic...
Wow, Bromfield was awesome...great movie, did not see that ending coming!!!
Good movie with a definite surprise ending! 👍
When you spin a dozen tales things get a bit complicated. Trying to keep them all in synch is harder the more you spin. Constructing a scenario using those lies is dependent upon everything going exactly right. When something unexpected happens the whole bundle unravels. Whoops! Great movie TCM. Thanks for sharing. This was a very nice way to get thru a 4 am sleepless night.
Ah, for movies like this to be made today.
Clever plot. Bromfield was terrific.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! Thank you!
Did anyone else have trouble getting this film to run on a continuous basis? This is the third time it has stopped I think one more time n I’ll go to another film
Good movie. Thank you for uploading.
The lead guy could have been an A list actor. Had looks and charisma
Never ever read the comments ~FIRST~ !! Watch the movie and draw your own conclusions. No matter how open-minded you are
you will still be lead into what someone else thinks about the movie.
WATCH AND ENJOY FOR YOURSELF.
What a gem of a film noir. Four stars. That ending is incredibly never saw it coming. I recently watched another classic film noir, “Detour” it’s ending is another one. Those movies were from the Golden Age Of Hollywood. Those screenwriters were excellent.
Nice
Thank you for the movies please keep posting new ones
love that ending!!😂
Excellent movie. People on here are right. They don't make movies like this anymore.
Better than I thought it would be. Great ending.
Great movie. Thanks for posting.
So much fun to find a really good one! :)
Whoa that was indeed an awesome twist. I tried to guess what it would be, but it really surprises you.
‘Rick’, deliciously smarmy.
Enjoyed it very much
Don't ya just love it when the crook outsmarts himself !
Yea ,the slimeball got what he had coming.
It’s not settled until it’s settled right. 😁
I always fell for those RICK types when i was young😅😅
Great movie 🍿, worthy of seeing as your own copy 9stars🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟
Damn, that was a great film! Love the ending!
Thanks for this!
John Bromfield had the looks n acting skill to be a Hollywood leading man. It really seems a matter of luck, knowing the right connections/people n maybe the casting couch are the route to be a leading Hollywood actor!
Good one, great ending...Cheers A.
Remember when doctors made house calls
Martha Vickers was really versatile, especially for a person who started with no aspirations to be an actress. John Bromfield was highly effective too. Didn't realize. His voice is like Rod Serling's. Hmmn. It is what keeps this film interesting.
Loved this movie. Great twist at the end. Nice work.
Thanks for uploading
A bit of Henry James - The Wings of the Dove. Great stories retold.
Yes, indeed. It's been a long time since I read that (or anything else from H.J.), but I rechecked the plot, and you are correct. Other people here have noticed that as well.
Thanks for uploading. The script, filming, scenery and John Bromfield was good but the rest was not. The best part was the surprise in the middle.
Love these funky ol` Noir thrillers.
What is with everyone lying to this poor girl? The doctors won't even give her and honest prognosis and everyone treats her like a child.
I love the way they send Valerie, a terminally ill heart patient to a place that has dancing, & drinking on the premises. Then they don't tell her about her condition. Her companion goes off dating. She is supposed to protect the party girl from her own unknown heart condition. Great movie about human failing. Rick is broke & hunts for a wealthy lady, in hopes of hitting the jackpot. He wears her down by getting her to drink and attend horse races & marriage. What a cad he is!
Loved it. Thanx
Great one, thks!
Ah I adore film noire . Thank u for the upload. Mighty kind of you
Very entertaining well done
LOVE the plot twists! You don't know the ending until the last few seconds!
Excellent movie!
Loved It!
Great Ending!
A vicious triangle ending!,
Geez, Fritzi is so desperately needy & in Ricks face, it's almost sickening.
And accuses him of being a two-😂faced cheat!!
Great movie from start to finish!
I remember the time, as a kid in the 50’s when it was normal for the patient not to be told of a terminal diagnosis. Hard to believe today. Today that would be considered unethical and immoral.
Thanks very much TCM*
good movie and story!
Intricate plot! Thanks!
Oh YES!
I wish all soul suckers got what was coming to them! Great story.
Ah, you have to love karma. For a low budget movie I enjoyed it, well done.
this is the kind of movie that mature and smart people will appreciate, and thank you for downloading it, and lets forget about all the political nonsense and try to respect and get along with one and others.
What a great movie!!!
You Gotta love the ending
carl reed zdr
Great movie, five stars. I see Rick was driving an old fashioned Triumph TR made in my old home town, Coventry England.
Unbelievable, an MG with a working electrical system. LOL.
@@southerncross3638 No, not an MG. It's a Triumph. Still English though.