A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975) on Netflix
A conman, Joe Thanks, teams with Bill and Lucy to take $300,000 from Major Cabot, a cavalry officer who hates Indians and is taking their land. Lucy loves both men.
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Plot summary
Lucy is the girlfriend of Creole Steam Engine Bill, and she also shares the schemes of his friend, the conman Joe Thanks. She loves both men, and each of them competes for her. Joe works out an elaborate plan to get $300,000 out of Major Cabot, a cavalry man who hates Indians and wants their land, and taking it is also how that land is meant to be saved. The plan calls for disguises and chases, and when a step goes wrong, Joe has another trick ready.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)
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- The original negative of the film was stolen and never recovered, because Sergio Leone refused to pay the ransom. The film was finished by printing a new negative from the positive of some sequences and using alternative takes.
- The film was first intended as a western remake of Bertrand Blier's Going Places, but during screenwriting it moved towards something different, closer to The Sting.
