Rebus

Italian-Spanish-West German-Argentinian co-production, also known as "Appointment in Beirut" and never released in the US, stars Laurence Harvey as an alcoholic croupier in London fired for his bad behavior and blacklisted. In desperation, he accepts an offer from a man in the fog to work at a casino club in Lebanon where the local police are out to thwart international criminals working the roulette table. Harvey's help is needed to catch them, but he falls for club performer Ann-Margret, who may be in-cahoots with the leader of the crime ring. Not-uninteresting mishmash caper in Italian and English (most of it dubbed) is intriguing due to its obscurity alone, though the production is better than expected and the star leads (though looking somewhat burned by their lack of better employment in Hollywood) are solid. ** from ****