W. Lee WilderBig Bluff (1955)

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This item is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: W. Lee Wilder
Producer: W. Lee Wilder
Production Company: Planet Filmplays Inc.
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
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Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: jimelena - - April 20, 2006
Subject: Oh brother

"You know you're beautiful when you're mad."
"I should have have known better than falling for a big lug like you."
It's like that all the way through the movie.
Makes my stomach hurt.

Reviewer: left wing films - - December 4, 2005
Subject: I wish B movies nowadays would be this fun

nothing else to add to the last review just that it really is fun to watch

Reviewer: AppleGirl - - August 26, 2004
Subject: Swanky and skanky!

When terminally ill rich-girl Valerie is advised by her doctor to go somewhere quiet for a rest, she chooses "The Town House," a swingin' fifties LA hotel--it's even got a Tiki nightclub on the first floor. She meets Riccardo (who alas, is just a gigolo), and he's got a girlfriend: nightclub dancer Fritzi.

Rich girls in swanky nightclubs, skanky guys with fast convertibles but not a dime in their pocket. Always a formula for trouble. This movie has it... in spades, baby.

Many funny scenes with this grade-B cast. You'll find yourself backing up the film to watch little moments and laughing over and over again. The best is when Valerie tells Ric that Doctor Peter said she hasn't long to live. Valerie grabs Ric and says with such earnest passion: "Oh Ricky, I want to live! I want to live... with you!" Marsha and Peter give each other a look that can only mean: "Ew. We're outta here."

Not a bad plot, even if a bit predictable. All the hot spots are represented: Hollywood, Palm Springs, and Wakiki Beach. They go to many cocktail lounges. They wear cool clothes. There's a lot of grabbing and kissing. The whole movie oozes with 1950s swank, which makes it fun to watch. And it has a great ending.