The Big Boodle

1957
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1h 24m

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In pre-Castro Cuba, Ned Sherwood is caught between police and counterfeiters.In pre-Castro Cuba, Ned Sherwood is caught between police and counterfeiters.In pre-Castro Cuba, Ned Sherwood is caught between police and counterfeiters.

Director
- Richard Wilson
Writers
- Jo Eisinger
- Robert Sylvester
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5.6/10

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Director
- Richard Wilson
Writers
- Jo Eisinger
- Robert Sylvester
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Errol Flynn

Ned Sherwood

Pedro Armendáriz

Colonel Mastegui
(as Pedro Armendariz)

Rossana Rory

'Fina' Ferrer

Gia Scala

Anita Ferrer

Jacques Aubuchon

Miguel Collada

Sandro Giglio

Armando Ferrer

Charles Todd

U.S. Treasury Agent Griswold

Carlos Mas

Chuchu

Guillermo Álvarez Guedes

Casino Manager
(as Guillermo Alvarez G.)

Velia Martinez

Salcito's Secretary

Aurora Pita

Linen Shop Girl

Rogelio Hernández

Miguel Salcito
(as Rogelio Hernandez)

Francisco Canero

Police Doctor

Louis Oquendo

Detective
(as Luis Oquendo)

Enrique Cruz Álvarez

Police Lieutenant
(as Enrique Cruz Alvarez)

Sonya

Dancer
(as Sonya and Rudy)

Rudy

Dancer
(as Sonya and Rudy)

Josefina Enríquez

Carmen
(as Josefina Enriquez)

Director
- Richard Wilson
Writers
- Jo Eisinger
- Robert Sylvester
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Trivia
This film was directed by Richard Wilson who first met Flynn when he and Orson Welles hired Flynn's yacht for The Lady from Shanghai.

Goofs
When Ned finds the small semi-automatic pistol in the purse, he removes the magazine, but does not rack the slide to make sure there is not a round in the chamber - and returns the gun to the purse.

Quotes
Armando Ferrer: Of course, in order to understand any of this, you must first understand Mastegui. His life, dedicated only to one end: the pursuit and destruction of criminals. I have no personal fondness for him, but...
Ned Sherwood: Well, that's one thing we share in common: we both despise Mastegui.
Armando Ferrer: Ahhh, but you are wrong, Senor. I do not despise him. I respect him. He is the only completely incorruptible man I have ever met. He trusts no one, he suspects everyone. He suspects *me.*
Ned Sherwood: That's a suspicious cop.

Crazy credits
Prior to any film information is the message, "We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Cuban government and its agencies for their help in making this picture in Havana."

Connections
Referenced in Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)

Soundtracks
HAVANA
Written by Raúl Lavista (as Raul Lavista)
Performed by uncredited singing group

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8/10

An entertaining film

I recorded "The Big Boodle" when it played on TCM and expected to see a "train wreck" of a movie based on articles and books I have read. I was most pleasantly surprised to see a very entertaining film. I thought that Errol Flynn and the supporting cast were uniformly good. Errol again showed what a great star and actor he really was. The plot was plausible and the pace of the movie moved right along. I am surprised by the negative reviews. "The Big Boodle" is a more substantial film than many more critically acclaimed films... and,by that,I mean mainstream movies that are supposedly "A" quality. Errol brings a worldly weariness appropriate to his role. I was surprised to see how fit he appeared and how involved he was in his portrayal. I believe that he would have been magnificent as Rhett Butler in "Gone With The Wind" which he lost reportedly, due to Betty Davis' refusal to make that movie with him in the leading role. "The Big Boodle" shows what a serious and outstanding actor he was in even a modestly budgeted film