The Bribe

The Bribe (1949)

  • 47% of users liked it
    (53 ratings)

Federal agent Robert Taylor journeys to a mythical South American community, there to break up a war-surplus contraband racket. American playboy Vincent Price is the brains of the outfit, aided and abetted by the disreputable Charles Laughton and John Hodiak. Ava Gardner, Hodiak's wife, takes over… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Dec 12, 1949 Wide
Warner Bros

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It is only the heavies, Vincent Price and Charles Laughton, who keep the film dripping with venom.

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  • AJ V


    I 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… More

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