Across the Bridge
by Graham Greeneliterary work· published 1938
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"Across the Bridge" is a 1938 short story by Graham Greene. It was published in the 1947 collection Nineteen Stories. The work was adapted into a 1957 film, starring Rod Steiger, and a 2001 film, Double Take, starring Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones. The story is told in first-person by an unnamed narrator who reveals little about himself besides that he is a wandering stranger stranded in a small Mexican border village. The narrator is fascinated by Joseph Calloway, a famous con man believed to be extremely wealthy, who is in the Mexican village on the run from the law. The narrator claims to feel sympathy not for Calloway but for Calloway's dog, an ugly creature he repeatedly kicks.
Adaptations (1)
Across the Bridge was adapted into a 1957 film.
Across the Bridge1957 · film · 103 min · dir. Ken Annakin · IMDb ↗IMDb7.2In Mexico, a financier on the run poses as a man he just murdered, only to find out that the man was also a murderer.
