Death of a Scoundrel

Death of a Scoundrel

1956 | 2h 0m | Comedy, Drama | TV-PG

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Brief Synopsis

George Sanders stars with Yvonne de Carlo and Zsa Zsa Gabor in this torrid drama loosely based on the life of Serge Rubenstein. A penniless immigrant cons his way to fame and fortune, cheating unsuspecting people out of their money along the way.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Charles Martin

CAST

George Sanders

Yvonne De Carlo

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Victor Jory

Nancy Gates

PRODUCERS

Charles Martin

WRITERS

Charles Martin

Host Intros

02:05
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Death Of A Scoundrel (1956)
Intro Aired: Aug 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Death Of A Scoundrel, 1956.
01:55
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Death Of A Scoundrel (1956)
Intro Aired: Apr 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Death Of A Scoundrel, 1956.

Related Videos

Death Of A Scoundrel (1956) -- (Movie Clip) I Might Cross You
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European refugee swindler Sabourin (George Sanders) with his "assistant" Bridget (Yvonne De Carlo), whom he met on the boat, has come to Canada to reveal his plot to businessman Wilson (Victor Jory), whose wallet he didn't personally steal, in Death Of A Scoundrel, 1956.
Death Of A Scoundrel (1956) -- (Movie Clip) He Left Strict Orders
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The opening, and little work done by the star George Sanders, as panicked Bridget (Yvonne De Carlo) overcomes the butler (Justice Watson), and finds the plot, in Death Of A Scoundrel, 1956, which RKO made clear was not about the life of the well-known fugitive financier Serge Rubinstein.
Death Of A Scoundrel (1956) -- (Movie Clip) I Don't Use Drugs
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George Sanders as supposedly fictional Clement Sabourin, clearly based on then-famous hustler Serge Rubinstein, undertaking a stock parlay and a not-by-chance meeting of wealthy widow Mrs. Ryan, played by Sanders' then ex-wife Zsa Zsa Gabor, in Death Of A Scoundrel, 1956.

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