Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially intend to take advantage of them but have a change of heart after they find the family is in financial troubles.
Humphrey Bogart
as Joseph
Aldo Ray
as Albert
Peter Ustinov
as Jules
Joan Bennett
as Amelie Ducotel
Basil Rathbone
as Andre Trochard
Leo G. Carroll
as Felix Ducotel
John Baer
as Paul Trochard
Gloria Talbott
as Isabelle Ducotel
Lea Penman
as Mme. Parole
John Smith
as Medical Officer Arnaud
John Chard
Who says Bogart couldn't do comedy? Joseph, Julius and Albert have escaped from Devil's island, whilst waiting for a ship to take them away, they plot to steal from the amiable Ducotel family. They bluff store owner Felix into letting them repair his roof, from here they plan to execute their rob...