A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter's wedding.A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter's wedding.A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter's wedding.
- Horace Miller
- (as Tom Rutherfurd)
- Braemer's Servant
- (uncredited)
- Isman
- (uncredited)
- Antique Shop Proprietor
- (uncredited)
- James - Lord Braemer's Butler
- (uncredited)
- Mr. Parsons - Murillo Customer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film received its initial television broadcast in Los Angeles Monday 20 May 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), followed by Chicago 5 June 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), by Memphis 29 August 1957 on WHBQ (Channel 13), by Seattle 30 August 1957 on KING (Channel 5), by Altoona PA 18 September 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), by Spokane 8 October 1957 on KHQ (Channel 6), by Philadelphia 10 December 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6) and by Honolulu 26 December 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13); its earliest documented telecasts in San Francisco occurred 1 December 1959 on KGO (Channel 7) and in New York City 29 November 1962 on WCBS (Channel 2).
- GoofsWhen Ingraham is playing checkers with his friends at the cafe; there are other customers sitting at the tables in the background. But on the following cut; the customers are now different and they keep changing with successive cuts.
- Quotes
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller: Now, really, Agatha, you simply can't have the wedding here. Why, you won't have room for half the guests.
Mrs. Agatha Steward: I've only asked eight people.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller: I've asked sixty three.
Mrs. Agatha Steward: Sixty three?
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller: Why, yes, of course. My country club set, Virgil's director of the bank. Why, I have twenty of my very close friends coming all the way up from New York.
- SoundtracksAch Du Lieber Augustine
18th century German folksong
Played by the orchestra when Count Heinrich enters
It has a Tarantino feel without the menace as Morgan and his crew discuss their "business" and life problems as if being low-level crooks was just like any other line of work. Even amongst themselves, they lightly try to scam each other as, despite being true friends, it's just what they do. Their odd camaraderie is one of the most enjoyable parts of the movie.
When Morgan learns his daughter in America, Florence Rice (who looks a lot like 1990s star Bridget Fonda),is getting married, he boastfully offers up his non-existent chateau for her wedding assuming she'd never take him up on it. She does and it's all romcom hijinx, contretemps and cover-ups from there. Morgan scams the use of a chateau for a week and the wedding party is on.
The fun in this one is Morgan as a bubbling grifter with a kind heart who steals a bit to get by sans avarice and malice. Heck, you know he'd give, without hesitation, the proceeds from a forged-art sale, or his last dollar, to a buddy in need.
When he sees his daughter is engaged to a passionless man she respects but doesn't love, he quietly promotes her budding romance with the chateau's true owner who is a genuinely nice guy. You can guess the outcome from there.
Beg, Borrow or Steal is cute and silly with enough good scenes and lines to keep you entertained for its seventy-minute runtime, just like a good old-style TV show.
- AlsExGal
- Jun 29, 2023
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- Also known as
- Hohštapleri na Rivijeri
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1