The Big Bluff is a 1955 English-language Crime Drama motion picture directed by W. Lee Wilder and produced by W. Lee Wilder under the banner of Planet Filmplays. When scheming fortune hunter and erstwhile Latin lover Ricardo De Villa learns that a wealthy but sickly widow has terminal heart disease, he seduces and marries the vulnerable millionairess. Playing the part of a faithful and doting husband, he carries on a torrid affair with sexy exotic dancer Fritzi Darvel while avoiding the suspicious eyes of her jealous bongo-playing husband. When his wife's condition ms to go into remission, the impatient De Villa decides on action that will hasten her mingly inevitable death. Written by duke1029. The big bluff stars John Bromfield in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton, Rosemarie Stack, Eve Miller, Max Palmer and Eddie Bee. The screenplay is written by Fred Freiberger. The music was composed by Manuel Compinsky. Cinematography was done by Gordon Avil and editing by Terry O. Morse. The movie has a running time of 71 minutes. It was released on 21st July 1955. The film made a box office gross of $3 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by United Artists.