The Bribe

"5 Great Stars in a Daring Drama of Love and Adventure!"

Aug 10 1949 Approved 1h 38m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.

Plot

In pursuit of stolen aircraft engines on Carlotta, a Central American island, federal agent Rigby meets chief suspect Hintten and his wife Elizabeth, a sultry cafe singer. He is watched by Bealer, a "pie-shaped man" with sore feet. Rigby knows he's on the right track when Bealer offers him money to leave Carlotta. When Rigby and Elizabeth are drawn to each other, the gang realizes there's more than one kind of bribe. Everybody sweats.

Written by

Marguerite Roberts, Frederick Nebel

Directed by

Robert Z. Leonard, Vincente Minnelli

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

Español, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,374
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA