Review of The Big Boodle (1957) by Kevin R — 26 Apr 2014

I'm a dealer, not a gambler.

In pre-Castro Cuba, Ned Sherwood is an American trying to make ends meet. He ends up being caught in the middle of a counterfeit operation and the police. He is framed for the funny money and has to do his best to clear his name. He'll have a reluctant love interest/partner that helps him along the way.

"Maybe you can deal, dealer. But you don't like when it is dealt to you.".

"Not when I don't know the game.".

Richard Wilson, director of Al Capone, The Man with the Gun, Pay or Die, Three in the Attic, Invitation to a Gunslinger, Wall of Noise, and Raw Wind in Eden, delivers The Big Boodle. The storyline for this picture is okay and a nice thriller. The characters are also just okay but the acting is fairly solid. The cast includes Errol Flynn, Rossanna Rory, Pedro Armendariz, and Jacques Aubuchon.

"Will you go with me?".

"Anywhere.".

I grabbed this off Netflix because it starred the legend Errol Flynn. I will say that it was just okay and was a bit disappointing. The characters were not developed as well as I would have liked. The script was fairly solid and the dynamics between the two main characters was "good enough." Overall, this is an above average thriller I wouldn't go too far out of my way to see.

"I don't understand. When I don't understand, I don't cooperate.".

Grade: C+.