It’s Christmas on Devils Island and three prisoners, Joseph (Humphrey Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray), and Jules (Sir Peter Ustinov) escape from the Penal Colony to a small coastal town. Once there they decide to rob the General Store, run by Felix Ducotel (Leo G. Carroll) and his wife Amelie (Joan Bennett), to get some money and clothes and then travel by ship to another place where they might make their way back to France.
They pretend to be
there to fix the roof while they plan the crime, but pretty soon they realize
that the financial condition of the family Ducotel is not very good and they
find themselves befriending the Ducotel’s and their daughter Isabelle (Gloria
Talbott).
And after helping them
in many different aspects of their lives they are invited to spend Christmas
night with the family and as a result of being so well treated by the family
they become very protective towards them.
Especially after the
André Trochard (Basil Rathbone), the selfish and mean owner of the
establishment, and his nephew Paul Trochard (John Baer) arrive to do an audit of
the business, and they witness first-hand how the Trouchard’s exploit the
Ducotel family.
So, the convicts
decide they should use their expertise to intervene, in the end events take a
surprising turn.
Highly recommend
anyone should watch this as it makes for a different kind of family viewing at
Christmastime.
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