The Bribe
1949, Crime/Drama, 1h 38m
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Movie Info
Federal agent Rigby (Robert Taylor) travels to a Central American island to investigate stolen war surplus. Suspicion falls on veteran Tugwell Hintten (John Hodiak) and his alluring singer wife, Elizabeth (Ava Gardner). But Rigby's situation gets more complicated when he starts an affair with Elizabeth. The brains of the scam -- J.J. Bealer (Charles Laughton) and Carwood (Vincent Price) -- offer the lawman a bribe. When he refuses it, both lovers' lives are jeopardized.
Cast & Crew
Robert Taylor
Rigby
Rigby
Ava Gardner
Elizabeth Hintten
Elizabeth Hintten
Charles Laughton
J.J. Bealer
J.J. Bealer
Vincent Price
Carwood
Carwood
John Hodiak
Tugwell "Tug" Hintten
Tugwell "Tug" Hintten
Samuel S. Hinds
Dr. Warren
Dr. Warren
Critic Reviews for The Bribe
Audience Reviews for The Bribe
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Sep 25, 2020I wonder if Francis Ford Coppola was inspired by the opening scene of The Bribe for his opening Martin Sheen scene in Apocalypse Now. There's the tormented protagonist. The voice-over narration. The hotel room with ceiling fan. Anyway, there's much to like about the film including its super performances by Ava Gardner, Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton and John Hodiak.Aldo G Super Reviewer
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Jun 13, 2012Great cast in good crime drama. Ava is gorgeous and sultry, Taylor a little less stiff than usual but this belongs to Charles Laughton and to a lesser extent Vincent Price as the villains. Good old fashioned film making.jay n Super Reviewer
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Dec 29, 2011I loved seeing Price as the bad guy in this movie, he seems so nice and unassuming in the beginning that you think he's just an innocent bystander, but things quickly turn dark. Gardner is beautiful, and gives a magnificent performance as the wife that the detective falls in love with. The rest of the cast is great too. But what I didn't like about it was that annoying voice over for most of the movie, it was unnecessary. Plus the story is slightly confusing for the most part, but in the end I understood enough to like the movie.
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