The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially intend to take advantage of them but have a change of heart after they find the family is in financial troubles.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
214 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Friedrich HollaenderOriginal Music Composer
- Ranald MacDougallScreenplay
Cast
- Humphrey BogartJoseph
- Aldo RayAlbert
- Peter UstinovJules
- Joan BennettAmelie Ducotel
- Basil RathboneAndre Trochard
- Leo G. CarrollFelix Ducotel
- John BaerPaul Trochard
- Gloria TalbottIsabelle Ducotel
- Lea PenmanMme. Parole
- John SmithMedical Officer Arnaud
- George DeeCoachman (uncredited)
- John GeorgeVendor (uncredited)