when i first learn of the bribe and i be very impressed with the cast . what could go wrong with a film feature the talent of such actor a robert taylor and ava gardner and charles laughton and and vincent price . lot . the film start out with a flawed premise . a federal agent name rigby ( taylor ) be send by his superior ( hoyt ) to an island off the coast of central america where war surplus aircraft engine be be illegally acquire and refurbish and and sell on the black market . the problem with this concept arise when it be state that the engine be acquire a scrap . if i understand this part correctly and then why would the government care . there be absolutely no hint that they be be provide to a hostile foreign power so would it be proper to endanger the life of an agent for such a mission . okay and most viewer would be willing to overlook such trifling . however and the film have much more tangible problem . first and approximately the first half of it be tell in flashback with near constant narrative by robert taylor . rather than let the man act and the screenwriter and director have him verbalize his every thought . the result be very chatty and abrasive . finally and the film commit the bad crime any motion picture can commit . it be intensely boring . there be little action and the entire film be drive by endless dialogue . although i must admit that the climax be good and the viewer must wade through the entire film to reach this point . for me and the payoff wasn not worth it . it really pain me to provide a negative review for a film that employ some of my favorite actor . however and i believe that most viewer would want to dodge this one and check out the filmographies of the various performer for much good material . die hard fan of film noir or of individual cast member may nevertheless want to see this and but if youre one of these and do not claim you haven not be warn .