Bedtime Story

"The Sin-tillating Capers of Two Cunning Con Men who Fleeced the Sexiest Chicks on the Riviera...until each decided to become king of the mountain !"

1964 1h 39m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 55

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Benson is a Casanova who tricks women into having sex with him before leaving them. He is content with this game until he meets Jamison, a real operator who poses as an exiled prince and not only gets women to share his bed but also to give him money to help him fund his supposed counter-revolution.

“The Sin-tillating Capers of Two Cunning Con Men who Fleeced the Sexiest Chicks on the Riviera...until each decided to become king of the mountain !”

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Cast

Marlon Brando
Freddy Benson
David Niven
Lawrence Jameson
Shirley Jones
Janet Walker
Dody Goodman
Fanny Eubank
Aram Stephan
Andre
Parley Baer
Col. Williams
Marie Windsor
Mrs. Sutton
Rebecca Sand
Miss Trumble

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ralph Levy
Writers: Paul Henning, Stanley Shapiro
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ralph Levy, shot by Clifford Stine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans J. Salter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Milton Carruth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Marlon Brando and David Niven and Shirley Jones carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The Sin-tillating Capers of Two Cunning Con Men who Fleeced the Sexiest Chicks on the Riviera...until each decided to become king of the mountain !".

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7 / 8

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IMDB entry: tt0057878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ralph Levy directs. Clifford Stine behind the camera. Hans J. Salter scores. Milton Carruth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Ralph Levy, shot by Clifford Stine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Hans J. Salter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Milton Carruth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marlon Brando and David Niven and Shirley Jones carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Sin-tillating Capers of Two Cunning Con Men who Fleeced the Sexiest Chicks on the Riviera...until each decided to become king of the mountain !".
7IMDB entry: tt0057878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "bet", "prince", "seduction", "con man".

The technical file

Cinematography: Clifford Stine
Original score: Hans J. Salter
Editing: Milton Carruth
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Bedtime Story (1964)

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CinemaSerf2024-12-02
★ 7/10
Marlon Brando proves he has quite the comic touch as serial seducer "Benson" who encounters the suave sophisticated David Niven "Jameson" - a man after his own heart - who poses as an exiled Prince on the French Riviera to fleece a wealthier clientele. Together they join forces with considerable success until Shirley Jones ("Janet Walker") arrives on the scene and soon the two men are at loggerheads determined to be "King of the Mountain". Niven is in his element here, and the three gel well on screen with good pace and plenty of witty one-liners as Jones craftily manipulates both men. The production is polished, and although the humour is a little too slapstick at times (never my favourite) this is an enjoyable little comedy that spawned many a successor - none, in my view, as good as this original.

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