There are only two public domain Bogart films that I am aware of. This is one of them and it’s a real gem. It was so good, I even digitally restored it, so watching it right here is going to be better than any print you will find (most of them are terrible). I am using a pretty high bitrate (500kbps), so pausing the film for a bit to let it load might help you if you’re internet speed is a little low
Beat the Devil This movie has not become a cult classic for nothing. Among its other merits, it is one of the few films where a film noir is mixed with a comedy. It’s a whose who of actors of it’s vintage and is directed by John Huston. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley and Peter Lorre.
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Hey Kevin,
Thanks for the great version of “Beat the Devil”. Great old film and looks and plays great here on RETROVISION! With all the copyright laws that are broken by other sites offering gobbles of todays flicks,I still find a better movie here on RETROVISION many times. Kudos for running the best legal free movie site on the web! I just have to chime in every now and again to give you your props buddy. Helluva job,and I still always suggest RETROVISION to my friends. Peace.
I think my fan club only has 2 members, but it’s nice to have a cheering section
Kev
Make it 3. Ive been lurking around watching some of the movies. My wife and I sometimes watch them instead of going to Blockbuster. So your cheering sections getting a bit bigger
Great movies from the past. But can only seem to load half of it – why? Tis not my computer, for it has memory for at lest three movies. Strange. Am I doing something wrong?
I can only think of one thing that might make it do that. Maybe you have some problem with the temporary files in your browser. Your browser will save the flash movie as a temp file and it may be only a partial file.
The solution is to clear the temp files. In firefox, that’s Tools—> Clear Private Data, then make sure “cache” is checked. IE6 has a similar mechanism, but I don’t feel like looking up the exact procedure. Look in the IE6 help files.
Hi Kevin,
Cliff here, Thank you. Very much for your efforts. I would not know where to begin to say how much I for one, appriciate the work you put into saving these movies to digital format. Beat the Devil is a great old Bogart movie. Having seen it years ago at a Bogie film fest, and now having the chance to own it for free, well is wonderfull.
Know that you are appriciated and looked up to as a hero of sorts in my book. I know, I am gushing but it’s true. My wife and I don’t get out much and we look forward to sitting in bed with the laptop watching movies. Be it on DVD or streaming.
Again, keep up the good (albeit tedious) work.
Thank you,
Cliff
Very good flick! You have done well with restoring it too!
this movie is a hoot- always a dissapointment to bogart fans i’ve known, until mebbe a month later when they start chuckling and watch it again. thanks for this clear version, it does look better than my dvd!
Add another grateful fan to the peanut gallery Kevin……..I just discovered your site and it’s fantastic!! I’m not interested in the flicks of today at all. Give me the classics, along with a healthy dose of the worst of the “B” movies any day!!.
Thanks for all you do my friend!!
I LIKE THIS MOVIE! THANKS KEVIN. I AGREE WITH SCATTER,GIVE ME AN OLD MOVIE ANY DAY.OH, I WATCHED ALL THE AMOS N ANDY AND THE VEIL EPISODES.GREAT STUFF! THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL WEBSITE!
Great stuff! Thanks for the restoration.
btw – just curious: what’s the other public domain Bogey film?
I can’t think of any…
What a great movie! Thanks.
Unfortunately, 78 mins in, the picture has frozen and there is a little rotating circle with the figure 1, in the centre of the screen.
I have tried clearing cache to no avail. It has been doing this for about 10 mins now.
I am running XP service pack 3 and Flash 10. Does anybody have any ideas how to fix this?
Sounds like a temporary internet hiccup. The file looks ok from here. I’d try it again later. I wiswh the internet was perfect, but no such luck.
Great Movie…one of the very best Bogie ever did (and Jenifer is the most!)
I’ve watched it maybe 150x over the years and still laugh
Hello,
I throughly enjoyed this movie. I would like to join other posters here in thanking you for such a great site. You have a great selection of Film Noir movies, which are my favorites.
I have never watched this one through. I just discovered your site today. Previewed a few and it’s GREAT. I am a huge film noir fan-so appreciate your efforts. Thank you. Bookmarked your page and will be back to see several!
I’m glad you like my web site. You would do me a great favor if you would tell a few people about it.