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Beat the Devil Series: Saint and Sinner: The Tempestuous Career of Jennifer Jones [May 16 – 24] Director: John Huston, Release: 1953, Runtime: 89 This wacky film came from a madcap production bordering on chaos. The treatment, written by the book’s author Claud Cockburn, was scrapped and Huston went on location without a script. At Selznick’s recommendation, Truman Capote re-wrote the film as shooting progressed; a few pages of dialogue were delivered to the director just before the cameras rolled. The actors are said to have improvised many of the scenes, not knowing what motivated their characters. But no matter. Over the past decades the film has gained a cult status and is still hugely entertaining. The plot, such as it is, revolves around a fortune-hunting couple––Humphrey Bogart and Gina Lollobrigida (struggling with her English)–– who join forces with a derelict group of men (Robert Morley and Peter Lorre are priceless) to find a uranium-rich plot of land in an African country. While waiting for their ship to depart Italy, they run into another scheming couple (Edward Underdown and Jennifer Jones), and they all race to lay claim to an elusive fortune. Jones, sporting a blond wig and sunglasses, is easily the scene-stealer of the film. She invests her character with a Noel Coward-ish charm and an outrageous penchant for concocting the biggest lies with the greatest aplomb. UK/US/Italy

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