Bedtime Story
The Sin-tillating Capers of Two Cunning Con Men who Fleeced the Sexiest Chicks on the Riviera...until each decided to become king of the mountain !
1964 | 99m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Ralph Levy |
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| Writer: | Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 10, 1964 |
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| Director: | Ralph Levy |
| Writer: | Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | bet, prince, seduction, con man, gigolo, french riviera, con artist, riviera |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Pennebaker Productions, The Lankershim Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marlon Brando | Freddy Benson |
| David Niven | Lawrence Jameson |
| Shirley Jones | Janet Walker |
| Dody Goodman | Fanny Eubank |
| Aram Stephan | Andre |
| Parley Baer | Col. Williams |
| Marie Windsor | Mrs. Sutton |
| Rebecca Sand | Miss Trumble |
| Francine York | Gina |
| Susanne Cramer | Anna |
| Danica D'Hondt | Mrs. Knudson (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bouchet | German Girl (uncredited) |
| Albert Carrier | Assistant Manager (uncredited) |
| Eddie Ness | Tuttle (uncredited) |
| Rolfe Sedan | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| John Banner | Burgermeister (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Extra (uncredited) |
| Jean Del Val | Croupier (uncredited) |
| Françoise Ruggieri | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| Frances Robinson | Miss Harrington |
| Henry Slate | Sattler |
| Norman Alden | Dubin |
| Cynthia Lynn | Frieda |
| Ilze Taurins | Hilda (as Ilse Taurins) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stanley Shapiro | Screenplay |
| Clifford Stine | Director of Photography |
| Paul Henning | Screenplay |
| Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Ralph Levy | Director |
| Hans J. Salter | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stanley Shapiro | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Marlon Brando proves he has quite the comic touch as serial seducer "Benson" who encounters the suave sophisticated David Niven "Jameson" - a man after his own heart - who poses as an exiled Prince on the French Riviera to fleece a wealthier clientele. Together they join forces with considerable suc ... cess until Shirley Jones ("Janet Walker") arrives on the scene and soon the two men are at loggerheads determined to be "King of the Mountain". Niven is in his element here, and the three gel well on screen with good pace and plenty of witty one-liners as Jones craftily manipulates both men. The production is polished, and although the humour is a little too slapstick at times (never my favourite) this is an enjoyable little comedy that spawned many a successor - none, in my view, as good as this original.