Movie #953 "Please Believe Me" had kind of a convoluted plot for a 1950s film,and I got into watching it on TCM about 30 minutes into ti, so it was tough to pick it up. Anyway, I've always been a Robert Walker fan, and it was fun to see him play a cad, when he normally plays just a nice, friendly, charming guy. And this demanded quite a bit from Deborah Kerr, too, so it was fun to watch! But boy, did it take a while to get to it...........at one point she had 4 guys following her around, each with a con working to get her money. So there are twists and turns and surprises, but really pretty predictable, if you have seen any con movies. Not nearly as good as "The Lady Eve" but still worth a look, if you like the actors.
PLEASE BELIEVE ME, 1950 --- I would give it 3 stars out of 5.
A pretty English girl, Alison Kirbe, is en route by ship to American to claim a 50,000-acre ranch in Texas willed to her by a friends. On board, she meets Terence Terry" Keith, looking for a rich girl to pay off his gambling debts, and his 'man' Vincent Maran, who has been assigned by gambler "Lucky" Reilly to stay with Terry in the event he happens to find some money. Terry begins his courtship campaign but has a setback when Alison meets attorney Matthew Kinston, ans his rich, playboy client, Jeremy Taylor, who Matthew is trying to shield from any gold-digger who may be cruising about. Matthew's faith in Alison is shaken when he recognizes Vincent as a crook, and Vincent tells him that Alison and Terry are hatching a plot that is intended to lighten Jeremy's fortune somewhat severely. This, for those who couldn't keep up while watching the film, a ploy by Vincent to make sure Jeremy doesn't do anything that might put a crimp in his plans to relieve Alison of her money. Other complications follow.
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