The Big Bluff (1955) [Film Noir] [Drama]

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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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@ewalker1057 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@cunningpal 3 жыл бұрын

Very good story, excellent acting, a clever ending. What a lot of cigarettes they all smoked!

@nataliehale2312 5 жыл бұрын

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 🤗🤗🤗🙏

@merewynyard5813 Ай бұрын

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!!!😮

@AlexanderHugo 2 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining for a low budget film , no fluff or computer generated crap .👏 thanks for posting .

@stephenhickey1709 7 ай бұрын

Love the way the doctor says she must take it easy while blowing cigarette smoke at her over breakfast...

@royrayburn1503 8 ай бұрын

The lead guy could have been an A list actor. Had looks and charisma

@Msladybugslayer 4 жыл бұрын

What a great drama! Love the end served him right lol

@sandrapatterson2916 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@kittyhawk8414 6 жыл бұрын

That was well written and ended like a Hitchcock film.

@chirellealanalooney8454 3 жыл бұрын

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 !!!

@PrimoStracciatella 3 жыл бұрын

It's the same with banging a dozen times on the cradle of a phone when they get disconnected.

@michaelwertzy9808 3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@michaelwertzy9808 3 жыл бұрын

Quit banging the button, NOW!

@paulcaron400 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know what you mean 😉

@anthonymayers7580 2 жыл бұрын

@@PrimoStracciatella m

@judyledbetter3915 Жыл бұрын

Really Good One 👌 Thank You, Timeless Classic Movies.💗 God Bless.💗🙌

@elmagodelmaryahoo 5 жыл бұрын

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"!!

@elmagodelmaryahoo 5 жыл бұрын

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'!!!

@toddbonin6926 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@XyzXyz-mm9vq 10 жыл бұрын

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.

@eyeOOsee 8 жыл бұрын

+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!!!!!

@illuminatianonymous9420 7 жыл бұрын

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.

@EliezerPennywhistler 6 жыл бұрын

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?

@PuertoPrincessa15 Жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself 🩷👍

@CJ-jf9pz 8 ай бұрын

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.

@gurlkat24 3 жыл бұрын

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. "

@jesusapolicarpio-delacruz3851 3 жыл бұрын

LOOKS LIKE THE CONSENSUS ENJOYED THE ENIGMATIC ENDING, KATHY!!! THANX for the UNCONDITIONAL UP~LOAD, FOLKS!!!

@EliezerPennywhistler 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing how many clarinet and bongo sounds you can get out of a conga drum if you try hard enough.

@monaattianese9838 5 жыл бұрын

Wow this is one terrific plot... never heard of it . And I watch a lot of film noir. Great story

@zipiwolsner4985 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@southerncross3638 4 жыл бұрын

Villains always have moustaches. LOL

@sheiladavis6523 3 жыл бұрын

Zipi Wolsner Guess What ? the🌍world is not rotten its SOME of the people in the world that are rotten 😊1-22-2021

@paulcaron400 2 жыл бұрын

There are times when it comes to that it’s called karma 😉

@jacquelinejanz8466 Жыл бұрын

@@southerncross3638 Should I check the mirror?

@gregorymcleod1347 4 жыл бұрын

Love it how Rick gets hung with a murder rap. I love film noir movies! This movie was so good!

@deborahleone4351 Жыл бұрын

Excellent ending! Bravo to the story writer!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@ssoldie5490 10 жыл бұрын

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.

@ddkay63 10 жыл бұрын

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!

@willtopower2158 5 жыл бұрын

Don't make films like this anymore because people have the attention span of a fly!

@joseramone9802 4 жыл бұрын

Pure drama, thanks.

@jacquelinejanz8466 2 жыл бұрын

Will To Power Side effects of poison Can’t focus

@slythewhyissilent 2 жыл бұрын

Because they're to busy trying to socially engineer society.

@katherinewhite6996 2 жыл бұрын

@@jacquelinejanz8466 l

@heatherbowlan1961 4 жыл бұрын

Very good old drama ! The name is very fitting .🙏❤️🇨🇦

@jameskthompson9469 10 жыл бұрын

My newest hobbie , watching film noire...thank you upload, this was a gem.

@erikhertzer8434 7 жыл бұрын

James K Thompson : me too!

@cchild9110 7 жыл бұрын

James K Thompson This was absolutely fabulous. My favorite hobby.

@MajorWolfgangHochstetter 5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@trapper1064 5 жыл бұрын

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'.

@enniswhalen2428 5 жыл бұрын

@@trapper1064 - I am addicted to these flicks!

@rededwards3479 4 жыл бұрын

Totally loved this movie. I had NO CLUE it would end this way. Excellent Plot

@alvinjones670 7 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT FILM AND THE ENDING IS AWESOME THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD!!!💯💯💯👊👊👊

@jameslb020988 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@BikeVermont71 4 жыл бұрын

Clever plot. Bromfield was terrific.

@dominicpiscopo7915 4 жыл бұрын

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

@rem2267 8 жыл бұрын

Very good movie with a decent cast and an unspected ending. I NEVER would have guessed it. Thanks for uploading this!

@mr.blackhawk142 7 ай бұрын

I like the SPECTED endings mucho better! L0L

@raew5263 3 жыл бұрын

Another oldie but goodie. The twists are so simple + effective. 💕

@Occupuyourspine 10 жыл бұрын

very unusual twist to the plot in this one, good movie. You will never guess the ending.

@pauljoseph8691 3 жыл бұрын

A bluff

@EasyZee69 9 жыл бұрын

A satisfying and proper ending. I'm really enjoying the films on this channel. Thanks for the uploads.

@nessaj4522 4 жыл бұрын

Tricky Ricky, he was horrible!! Kool movie Thank U for the post. Boy love will get U in lots of blind trouble sometimes..

@sandrapatterson2916 4 жыл бұрын

Great script, twist and cast. Truly enjoyed it!

@johnbuchinsky3193 8 жыл бұрын

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.

@Mimi-ex6jo 3 жыл бұрын

Remind me of Alfred Hitchcock movies with the twist🍿👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🍿

@GreatDayEveryone 4 жыл бұрын

Wish I'd been around to see these old movies in a theater. For $.25! Great distraction since we're all stuck at home

@watercloset99 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@davids8113 4 жыл бұрын

What a great ending ! Almost bailed on this a couple of times but the payoff was worth it !

@geminijohnson4019 3 жыл бұрын

I love black and white movies

@artroraback8663 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this terrific movie! Definitely better than I expected.

@jonnieinbangkok Жыл бұрын

Bail...I thought it was taught 'till the end.

@Footprintsinthegarden 3 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome twist!! I love it!!!! 👏👏👏

@godfreecharlie 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@mjc11a 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent classic film! Thanks for posting.

@cchild9110 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE this movie! What an ending. WELL DONE. ❤

@mr.blackhawk142 7 ай бұрын

I'm NOT gonna love it and jou can't make me!

@Mid-American 3 жыл бұрын

Better than I thought it would be. Great ending.

@Democracy-gq5uh Жыл бұрын

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!

@deniseandrews113 5 жыл бұрын

Great movie! Shades of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" morality play. Thanks for posting, I just subscribed ..

@jolly7728 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@2204franziska 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent movie. People on here are right. They don't make movies like this anymore.

@freddiemiranda5366 7 жыл бұрын

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.

@kennyc388 10 жыл бұрын

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!

@mikethomas5231 5 жыл бұрын

Anton Bouchette:👍👍👍👍.

@kprieto2655 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@kev3d 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@mytyrel420 5 ай бұрын

"Hey baby, where's your BUSINESS sense?!" 😂

@76marji 3 жыл бұрын

love that ending!!😂

@cchild9110 6 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! Thank you!

@merewynyard5813 Ай бұрын

I always fell for those RICK types when i was young😅😅

@merewynyard5813 24 күн бұрын

Post Script..married a wonderful man the complete oppersite😊

@DurgaDas96 Жыл бұрын

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.

@garyc39 4 жыл бұрын

Remember when doctors made house calls

@squally1223 11 жыл бұрын

Damn, that was a great film! Love the ending!

@reach4thestars67 6 жыл бұрын

Good movie. Thank you for uploading.

@sharpear1031 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@terrytay1774 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@thisisme3238 3 жыл бұрын

Good movie with a definite surprise ending! 👍

@carlmorris6744 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@heatherfulmore3412 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@Rogue849 Жыл бұрын

Whoa that was indeed an awesome twist. I tried to guess what it would be, but it really surprises you.

@alexcaskie6054 5 жыл бұрын

Good one, great ending...Cheers A.

@rhinohouse1161 8 жыл бұрын

" I'd have dropped both if those earrings if I'd seen him first." Classic...

@acastrohowell 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed it very much

@82sac 7 жыл бұрын

Great movie. Thanks for posting.

@djr6876 3 жыл бұрын

‘Rick’, deliciously smarmy.

@babydriver8134 4 жыл бұрын

I like how the two uniformed idiots stood there while the detectives wrestled with the guy.

@mikethomas6513 8 жыл бұрын

Love these funky ol` Noir thrillers.

@pascowind 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, for movies like this to be made today.

@morbisch 5 жыл бұрын

This was a very good movie.Modern day movies cannot get close to these old ones.Thanks for the upload.

@billybob9961 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the movies please keep posting new ones

@OMProductions81 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this movie. Great twist at the end. Nice work.

@DancingQueenie 3 жыл бұрын

A bit of Henry James - The Wings of the Dove. Great stories retold.

@OEllsworth 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@sunlover2467 5 жыл бұрын

Great Ending!

@johnbockelie3899 4 жыл бұрын

A vicious triangle ending!,

@chirellealanalooney8454 3 жыл бұрын

Geez, Fritzi is so desperately needy & in Ricks face, it's almost sickening.

@mikeellis9720 9 ай бұрын

And accuses him of being a two-😂faced cheat!!

@sirsidfosse1313 10 жыл бұрын

When movies had story instead of special effects, juvenile fantasies, crude dialog, list goes on.

@ambskater97 9 жыл бұрын

+Phllip Mclennan They still do .You just ain't looking.

@gildamarlowe5110 7 жыл бұрын

funny

@jodygoar7071 7 жыл бұрын

Only to weak-kneed, cosmopolitans.

@illuminatianonymous9420 7 жыл бұрын

Proximity Symbol Here we go with the racist remarks. Smart people run things. Sorry, that's the way it is.

@EliezerPennywhistler 6 жыл бұрын

They still do. 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?

@joylynne8 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent movie!

@MrMilonguera1 11 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite film noirs.

@lukesinclair5668 2 жыл бұрын

Great movie, but don't make the mistake of going through the comments before watching. A couple people let their exuberance reveal the ending.

@teresas8173 6 жыл бұрын

Great movie from start to finish!

@BeverlyM52 2 жыл бұрын

So much fun to find a really good one! :)

@cathyf.2672 Жыл бұрын

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.

@elijahrose2144 4 жыл бұрын

Great movie 🍿, worthy of seeing as your own copy 9stars🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟

@divingduck1970 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@crapstermcduck6593 6 жыл бұрын

What a great movie!!!

@grnbn 6 жыл бұрын

LOVE the plot twists! You don't know the ending until the last few seconds!

@pyconsable 5 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining well done

@pollydoodles123 11 жыл бұрын

Loved It!

@dannygillingham7904 4 жыл бұрын

Omg, people were really ruthless, when it comes to killing off your spouse or family member, just to cash in on an inheritance??? like, money means more to them than their own flesh and blood? as the saying goes, you can't take it with you, once your time is up on this earth. Shame on them!

@billytwee3674 8 жыл бұрын

A nice twist at the end. This concept is worthy of something better than its B movie treatment. No A-list leading man wanted to play the heel (Rick), is my guess. Steve Cochran, Richard Basehart, John Hodiak and Barbara Stanwyck or Joan Crawford would have been great in this. Good movie, as produced nicely played by the leads. Fritzi went on to marry Robert Stack and retired.

@billwilliamson9842 5 жыл бұрын

pretty good, bit of a B movie but has so many things in it that make it very cool (old cars,clothes, charisma etc)

@Mary-rg4tl 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhhh Haaaaaa! Busted! Great ending! Good movie! Thanks for posting 😁👍✌

@thefaceofthecentury 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, Bromfield was awesome...great movie, did not see that ending coming!!!

@southerncross3638 4 жыл бұрын

It's like reading a good novel, nothing like the junk today .

@jewlij 6 жыл бұрын

love the ending

@thialove2121 4 жыл бұрын

Oh YES! I wish all soul suckers got what was coming to them! Great story.

@robertrobinson3861 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else notice the film was reversed at about 58.40 when Darvel throws his cigarette over the edge of his right side door just before he drives off?

@mikeellis9720 9 ай бұрын

In his Nash Metropolitan!

@SuperIliad 3 жыл бұрын

The Big Bluff, released 5 June 1955 (USA). John Bromfield as Ricardo De Villa; Martha Vickers as Valerie Bancroft; Robert Hutton as Dr. Peter Kirk; Rosemarie Stack (as Rosemarie Bowe) as Fritzie Darvel; Eve Miller as Marsha Jordan; Max Palmer as Fullmer; Eddie Bee as Don Darvel; Robert Bice as Dr. Harrison; Pierre Watkin as Winthrop; Beal Wong, Art Dealer; Rusty Wescoatt as Frank; Mitchell Kowall, Coroner; Jack Daly, Master of Ceremonies; Paul McGuire, Butler; George Conrad, Bell Boy; Kay Garrett, Waiter.