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The New York police investigates the murder of a Czech immigrant whose rags-to-riches story is told by his secretary to homicide detectives.The New York police investigates the murder of a Czech immigrant whose rags-to-riches story is told by his secretary to homicide detectives.The New York police investigates the murder of a Czech immigrant whose rags-to-riches story is told by his secretary to homicide detectives.
Benjie Bancroft
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- TriviaLoosely based on the mysterious death of Serge Rubinstein, a Russian-born financial wizard and stock manipulator who was found murdered in his New York apartment in 1955. The murder remains unsolved.
- GoofsAt the stock market, Sabourin bought 20,000 shares of Wentworth stock at $2 a share. But the cashier's cheque he used to buy them was only worth $20,000. Sabourin opened a margin account, so he only needed 50% funds to purchase the stock.
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Clementi Sabourin: I always say, if you're going to steal at all, steal in a way that will be admired.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Worth Winning (1989)
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"The Smart take it from the strong"
That quote from James Cagney in The Oklahoma Kid seems to be the life motto of George Sanders in Death Of A Scoundrel. I can't believe that George Brent was originally cast in the role because this was a part George Sanders was born to play. Especially with one of his wives Zsa Zsa Gabor in the cast as well albeit too briefly.
Yvonne DeCarlo opens the door to some homicide cops who discover the body of Sanders who is lying there shot to death. DeCarlo herself got a career role as one tough girl from the streets. She and Sanders seem fated with each other, but Sanders is never happy with just one.
Zsa Zsa, Nancy Gates, Coleen Gray are some of the many who encounter Sanders and leave quite the worst for wear.
Sanders is a post war Czech immigrant who with some stolen loot from the rich Victor Jory starts a financial empire that would be the envy of our current president. He's also got the morals of him as well. A little more than 30 years later Michael Douglas got an Oscar for playing Gordon Gekko who seems to have learned from Sanders.
The film is based loosely on the homicide, the still unsolved homicide of Serge Rubinstein who was also found shot to death in a a still unsolved case. He too made a lot of enemies who number in the thousands with reason to do him in.
In Death Of A Scoundrel, Sanders is at his caddish best. An absolute must for his legion of fans.
Yvonne DeCarlo opens the door to some homicide cops who discover the body of Sanders who is lying there shot to death. DeCarlo herself got a career role as one tough girl from the streets. She and Sanders seem fated with each other, but Sanders is never happy with just one.
Zsa Zsa, Nancy Gates, Coleen Gray are some of the many who encounter Sanders and leave quite the worst for wear.
Sanders is a post war Czech immigrant who with some stolen loot from the rich Victor Jory starts a financial empire that would be the envy of our current president. He's also got the morals of him as well. A little more than 30 years later Michael Douglas got an Oscar for playing Gordon Gekko who seems to have learned from Sanders.
The film is based loosely on the homicide, the still unsolved homicide of Serge Rubinstein who was also found shot to death in a a still unsolved case. He too made a lot of enemies who number in the thousands with reason to do him in.
In Death Of A Scoundrel, Sanders is at his caddish best. An absolute must for his legion of fans.
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- The Loves and Death of a Scoundrel
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- Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(exterior residence establishing shot)
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- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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