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The Bribe is a 1949 American film noir directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebel. The drama features Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and Vincent Price.
The Bribe: Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, Vincente Minnelli. With Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price. Federal agent Rigby, in Central America to trace stolen plane engines, falls for the gorgeous wife of the chief suspect.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Z. Leonard, Vincente Minnelli
- 1949-08-10
One of the more underrated films of the noir cycle, Robert Z. Leonard’s The Bribe paints a dazzling expressionistic blanket in almost every scene, showcasing the high caliber of MGM talent in the form of Ava Gardner, Robert Taylor, and others.
If there is an anomaly within Robert Z. Leonard's extensive filmography, it would have to be The Bribe (1949), a stylish suspense thriller that was not at all typical of Leonard's usual output for MGM.
- Robert Z. Leonard, Bert Glazer
- Robert Taylor
Jan 24, 2017 · The Bribe is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebe, and starring Robert Taylor, Ava...
- 3 min
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- The Vincent Price Legacy
The Bribe (1949) was Leonard’s first encounter with film noir, and the film received largely positive reviews, thanks in part to a strong cast that included Ava Gardner, Robert Taylor, and Vincent Price. Leonard next directed Garland in In the Good Old Summertime (1949), an…. Read More.
Jan 14, 2010 · The story revolves around a war-surplus racket operated from an island off the Central American coast, where federal agent Robert Taylor runs into the only thing steamier than the weather: Ava Gardner. World-wise, world-weary and fabulous looking, Taylor and Gardner epitomize noir sex appeal.
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