Lucille Ball
Ricki Woodner
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Ace Connors (John Hodiak) is a con man who has half a million dollars in bonds hidden in a cookbook. When he tries to sell a bogus oil investment to Dwight Chadwick (Lloyd Corrigan) at a Beverly Hills hotel, Dwight's attractive friend, Ricki Woodner (Lucille Ball), intervenes with a scam of her own. Ace is about to go to prison for his part in ...
Two Smart People: Directed by Jules Dassin. With Lucille Ball, John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan, Hugo Haas. A fugitive negotiates a 5-year sentence for the theft of half-million dollar worth of bonds but takes a short trip before surrendering, while suspecting that a con-woman, a cop and a former crime-partner are after his hidden bonds.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Jules Dassin
Oct 10, 2006 · That final MGM picture was Two Smart People (1946), a comedy-drama. John Hodiak plays a swindler who, about to be sent to prison, embarks on a cross-country trip with the sole purpose of eating enough gourmet food to compensate for the prison grub to which he will soon be subjected.
- Jules Dassin, Sid Sidman
- Lucille Ball
A fugitive negotiates a 5-year sentence for the theft of half-million dollar worth of bonds but takes a short trip before surrendering, while suspecting that a con-woman, a cop and a former crime-partner are after his hidden bonds.
A comedy film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Lucille Ball and John Hodiak as a couple who meet on a riverboat. See the full list of cast and crew members, including writers, producers, cinematographers, and more.
A con woman (Lucille Ball) and a detective (Lloyd Nolan) follow a prison-bound swindler (John Hodiak) on his five-day gourmet binge.
- Comedy, Drama
About this movie. arrow_forward. Director Jules Dassin (Night and the City) combines the best of film noir, crime caper and romance in this little gem starring...
