by Hal Erickson
synopsis
W. Lee Wilder, the prolific but markedly less talented brother of Billy Wilder, both produced and directed The Big Bluff. Handsome but unscrupulous John Bromfield comes into the life of beautiful and wealthy Martha Vickers. Knowing that she has only a year to live, Bromfield marries her, then settles back to wait for his inheritence. But then she begins showing signs of recovery, forcing the caddish Bromfield to radically alter his plans. The Big Bluff was scripted by Fred Freiberger, who later served as producer of Star Trek.
characteristics
- Inheritance At Stake
- Cons And Scams
- Treacherous Spouses
- Recovery [health]
- Sickness
- Secretary
- Stenographer
- Stenography
- Widower
- Wickedness
- Time-travel
- Terminal-illness
- Murder
- Malevolence
- Health
