Protraph Lack of good storyline.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

moonspinner55 John Bromfield as a two-timing cad and gold-digger in Los Angeles who aggressively woos a wealthy young widow and socialite visiting from New York City (with a bad ticker!). Once she learns she has less than a year to live, the ailing woman and the gigolo get hitched--but he's having an affair with a married dancer and has promised her that his new marriage won't last long. Compact, appropriately overwrought B-grade potboiler (maybe C-grade) has good performances and an ear for melodramatic dialogue. Producer-director W. Lee Wilder keeps the pace moving on a nothing-budget, and sweet-talking Bromfield (with a natty little mustache) amusingly oozes cocky, masculine self-confidence. ** from ****

kidboots Agree with the other reviewers - the sets are cheap, the music is cheesy but stay with it, it has the sort of the plot that would not be out of place in an "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" episode. At the time John Bromfield, who would soon be better known as "The Sheriff of Cochise", was the most known star - Martha Vickers was a 1940s glamour girl famous for her role in "The Big Sleep" and also for being one of Mickey Rooney's ex wives, Robert Hutton didn't have much of a career to lose in the first place.Bromfield plays slimy Rik DeVilla, the "big bluff" who sees vivacious widow Valerie Bancroft (Vickers) as the answer to his prayers. She is wealthy and, more importantly, has a heart condition and before Rik's arrival, has been going downhill fast and not expected to live!! Unfortunately for Rik, once they meet, her health picks up and she is rejuvenated by Rik's high spirits!! That is not good for his plans - he will have to do something drastic!! Not everybody thinks he is the answer to a girl's dream - Valerie's secretary, Joan, has her doubts. He initially thought she was the merry widow and so tried to wine and dine her, however once he meets the real Valerie he sticks to her like a leech!! Not only is he substituting Valerie's heart pills for plain bicarb soda, Joan is convinced he is having an affair with a luscious exotic dancer Fritzie. Rosemarie Bowe was just gorgeous and why she couldn't have had a decent career based on her beauty alone is mystifying. She reminded me of a more sultry Mary Murphy - maybe marrying Robert Stack the next year made her rethink her career.He picks a fight with both Valerie and Joan - it is all part of a vicious plan to create an alibi with Fritzie when things get sticky later on but one person they hadn't counted on was Fritzie's extremely jealous husband, who, unknown to the others, starts his own vendetta with very complicated results!! Don't judge it - just watch it!!

arfdawg-1 When scheming fortune hunter and erstwhile Latin lover Ricardo De Villa learns that a wealthy but sickly widow has terminal heart disease, he seduces and marries the vulnerable millionairess. Playing the part of a faithful and doting husband, he carries on a torrid affair with sexy exotic dancer Fritzi Darvel while avoiding the suspicious eyes of her jealous bongo-playing husband. When his wife's condition seems to go into remission, the impatient De Villa decides on action that will hasten her seemingly inevitable death.The plot sounds awfully racy but these are the 50s.This is sort of a film noir and it's worth a watch, despite the very bad prints that are available.Good story.Good acting.

MartinHafer The plot of "Big Bluff" is very contrived and hard to believe. A rich lady has a bad heart and has only, at most, a year to live. Despite this, the doctor and the lady's personal secretary BOTH think it's best not to tell her—and keep this from her! Instead, she's told to take a relaxing vacation—and they hope this might prolong her life a few months more. Little do they know that this retreat is the last thing she really needs.While in Los Angeles, hardly a place to go to relax, she meets with a money-grubbing Don Juan. When she finally does learn she only has a short time to live, she proposes to the Lothario and you know she's in for a rough time with the bum. As to what happens from there, try seeing the film for yourself, though the plot makes little sense—as why would a man want to kill a rich wife who is about to die anyway—especially so early on in the film.The bottom line is that this film is awfully broad in its writing and acting—so broad that it's hard to believe any of this. The entire film comes off as cheaply made and obvious. It's a shame, as the plot could have been good and the no-name cast could have been better if given a chance. Plus, the direction was shoddy—whenever lines are misspoken or actors talk over each other, the scenes are no re-shot! A few simple re-shoots would have really made the film look better. Because of this, even though the film had a dandy and ironic ending, the overall effect is like a badly directed episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"—not a real honest-to-goodness movie.By the way, for you car buffs out there, this is probably the only movie in film history where a guy is being chased by a Nash Metropolitan—perhaps the least threatening and silliest pursuit car in history. In modern terms, this would be akin to a Mini Cooper giving chase!