The Bribe
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The Bribe is a 1949 film noir crime drama starring Robert Taylor as a federal agent entangled in corruption and moral conflict while investigating a wartime black-market ring in a Central American island.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bribe (1949 film) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Frederick Nebel ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy Ava Gardner | Elizabeth Hintten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy Charles Laughton | J. J. Bealer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy John Hodiak | Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy Robert Taylor | Rigby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy Vincent Price | Carwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph Ruttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Z. Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | George White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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film noir ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasNarration | true ⓘ |
| leadActor | Robert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Ava Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rigby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | federal agent ⓘ |
| MPAARating | Passed (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bronislau Kaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | late-1940s MGM film noir style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A federal agent investigates a wartime black-market ring on a Central American island and becomes entangled in corruption and moral conflict. ⓘ |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1949-01-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Marguerite Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | fictional Central American island ⓘ |
| starring |
Ava Gardner
NERFINISHED
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Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernando Lamas NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hodiak NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
black-market crime
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corruption ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | World War II era ⓘ |
| title | The Bribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Bribe (1949 film)