The Big Bluff
Seen it?1955 | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Killing or Double Indemnity, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by W. Lee Wilder
- John BromfieldRicardo De Villa
- Martha VickersValerie Bancroft
- Robert HuttonDr. Peter Kirk
- Rosemarie StackFritzie Darvel
- Eve MillerMarsha Jordan
- Max PalmerDet. Sgt. John Fullmer
- Eddie BeeDon Darvel
- Robert BiceDr. Tom Harrison
- Pierre WatkinMr. Winthrop
- Mitchell KowallCoroner