In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Herschel Bernardi
- Oscar Ludwig
- (scenes deleted)
Massimo Serato
- The Pretender
- (scenes deleted)
Jack Benny
- Violinist outside restaurant
- (uncredited)
Mimmo Poli
- Cook
- (uncredited)
Luigi Scavran
- Massimo
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe great Italian cinematographer Gianni Di Venanzo died suddenly of hepatitis (aged only 45) during the making of this movie, with many weeks of the five-month shooting schedule to go before completion. His operator, Pasqualino De Santis, took over as director of photography, but refused credit in this capacity, although he would quickly go on to international renown with his work for Luchino Visconti, Franco Zeffirelli, Joseph Losey, and others.
- GoofsNear the beginning, when Dominique is bent over drawing her bath, a shadow of the camera falls across her back.
- Quotes
Merle McGill: After all, honesty is the best policy, right?
Inspector Rizzi: Debatable. But, at the moment I would appreciate it.
- Crazy credits"Based Upon: A Play by Frederick Knott and A Novel by Thomas Sterling - and A Play by Ben Jonson"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Discovering Film: Rex Harrison (2015)
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Delightfully Witty
In Venice, the millionaire benefactor Cecil Fox (Rex Harrison) watches the Seventeenth Century play Volpone and plots a practical joke to his three former greedy mistresses. He hires the unemployed actor William McFly (Cliff Robertson) to act as his butler and stage manager and sends letters telling that he is terminal to the decadent Hollywood star Merle McGill (Edie Adams); to the broken Princess Dominique (Capucine); and to the sick Lone Star Crockett (Susan Hayward), who was married with him and arrives in his palace bringing the nurse Sarah Watkins (Maggie Smith) as her companion. The prime intention of Rex is to see the reaction of the women after the reading of his will declaring McFly as the only heir of his fortune and then laugh up them. However, when Mrs. Sheridan is found dead in her room, the snoop Sarah decides to investigate and realizes that the prank is indeed an intricate scheme to get the fortune of Rex.
"The Money Pot" is a delightfully witty film of the great director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The sophisticated and theatrical screenplay has wonderful lines and many plot points that surprises many times and a mystery that recalls the novels of Agatha Christie. The direction and the performances are superb, highlighting Rex Harrison, Cliff Robertson, Maggie Smith and Adolfo Celi, the Venetian inspector that watches Perry Mason at home. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Charada em Veneza" ("Charade in Venice")
"The Money Pot" is a delightfully witty film of the great director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The sophisticated and theatrical screenplay has wonderful lines and many plot points that surprises many times and a mystery that recalls the novels of Agatha Christie. The direction and the performances are superb, highlighting Rex Harrison, Cliff Robertson, Maggie Smith and Adolfo Celi, the Venetian inspector that watches Perry Mason at home. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Charada em Veneza" ("Charade in Venice")
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- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $11,159
- Runtime2 hours 30 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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