Death of a Scoundrel (Diary of a Scoundrel) (Loves of a Scoundrel) (1956)
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64% of users liked it
(88 ratings)
A contemptuous and self-serving immigrant, Clementi Sabourin (George Sanders) pulls himself up by his bootstraps by instrumenting a series of cons and seductions which bilk several very wealthy persons out of most of their money. Most of the action is related in a series of flashbacks after… More A contemptuous and self-serving immigrant, Clementi Sabourin (George Sanders) pulls himself up by his bootstraps by instrumenting a series of cons and seductions which bilk several very wealthy persons out of most of their money. Most of the action is related in a series of flashbacks after Sabourin's body is found dead in a Park Avenue apartment. Death of a Scoundrel is a fictionalized adaptation of the life and mysterious death of Serge Rubenstein. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles Martin
- Written By
- Charles Martin
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 31, 1956 Wide
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's unconvincing, moralizing and over melodramatic, but has some entertainment value.
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Cast
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George Sanders
as Clementi Sabourin
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Yvonne De Carlo
as Bridget Kelly
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Zsa Zsa Gabor
as Mrs. Ryan
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Victor Jory
as Leonard Wilson
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Nancy Gates
as Stephanie North
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Coleen Gray
as Mrs. Van Renassalear
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John Hoyt
as Mr. O'Hara
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Lisa Ferraday
as Zina Monte
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Tom Conway
as Gerry Monte
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Celia Lovsky
as Mother Sabourin
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Werner Klemperer
as Lawyer
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Justice Watson
as Butler
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John Sutton
as Actor
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Curtis Cooksey
as Oswald Van Renassalear
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Gabriel Curtiz
as Max Freundlich
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Morris Ankrum
as Captain Lafarge
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George Brent
as Man with Balloon at Party
- Robert Morgan
