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.
Acting
Brando's bizarrely committed smarm vs Niven's aristocratic ease
Production
Lavish Riviera locations screaming 'studio vacation budget'
Costume
Brando in tight pants, Niven in princely whites
Director
Ralph Levy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brando took this role purely for the money and location shoot, later calling it 'a piece of junk'—yet he's weirdly committed to the physical comedy.
This was remade as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in 1988, which somehow made the same premise less dated by going BROADER with comedy.
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