St. Benny the Dip

St. Benny the Dip (1951)

The most hilarious mixture of Love, Laughter and Larceny you've ever seen on the screen!

A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having an effect on them.

Date of release
1951-08-24
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City

St. Benny the Dip is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. The film is also known as Escape If You Can in the United Kingdom.

Production

The film was originally planned as a Nassour brothers production, with Marlon Brando, Louis Calhern and Roland Young cast in the three leading roles. Brando, following his strong notices for A Streetcar Named Desire, commanded the largest salary ever paid to a newcomer for a film role and was granted final approval of director and script.

Wanda Hendrix, Julie Harris, Geraldine Brooks and Beatrice Pearson were each considered for the lead female role. The inability to cast the role caused a delay in production, forcing Gene Lockhart, who had been cast for a prominent role, to withdraw. Nina Foch was announced as the female lead in May 1950.

The film was shot on location in New York.

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