Beat the Devil is a 1953 adventure-comedy directed by John Huston. The film stars Humphrey Bogart, who had previously starred in a number of notable Huston films like 1941's The Maltese Falcon, 1948's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and 1951's The African Queen. Alongside Bogart is a pretty solid cast of Jennifer Jones and Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre and Bernard Lee.
The plot involves a group of questionable characters who are all headed to Africa and looking to acquire some valuable, uranium-rich land. Along the way thier boat sinks and, upon reaching shore, they are taken captive suspected of being spies. Story-wise it's nothing special for a movie like this, with many of the characters trying to smooth-talk their way out of situations and willing to doublecross each other if it means advancing their own self-interest. Where the film shines is with the cast, and the bander between the characters is really the main selling point here. Overall, It's not a great movie but, it's fun and good for a couple of laughs.
I give it a 2.5 out of 5.
