On a steamer bound for Europe two competing European investors try to get hold of a contract for exploiting oil wells in Brazil. Several agents cleverly play off one investor against the other to up the ante of a bogus scheme.
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, smoky-room thrillers where everyone is wearing a tuxedo and lying through their teeth, you’ll dig this. If you need pacing faster than a brisk walk or can’t stand black-and-white films that feel like a stage play, skip it. It’s a bit dusty, but there’s a certain kick to wa...
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Rudolph Cartier
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, smoky-room thrillers where everyone is wearing a tuxedo and lying through their teeth, you’ll dig this. If you need pacing faster than a brisk walk or can’t stand black-and-white films that feel like a stage play, skip it. It’s a bit dusty, but there’s a certain kick to watching people get conned in 1930s formal wear. The whole thing takes place on a boat. I’ve always found that setting to be inherently stressful. You can’t go anywhere, and if some..."
Reinhart Steinbicker, Ludwig von Wohl, Philipp Lothar Mayring, Heinrich Oberländer
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