Fun in the tropics as nightclub singer Rita Hayworth enlists the help of brother-in-law Glenn Ford to find her husband's murderer . The trail leads to nasty robbers , an international plot and a complex espionage intrigue . Don't tell me I'm just one more!. You weren't the first..and you won't be the last !
Echoes of Gilda by Charles Vidor and Notorious by Alfred Hitchcock , but , alas, only echoes, in this Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford vehicle along the lines of their past hits some years before . Leading man Glenn Ford is back, as is Afro-American character player Juanita Moore but the handling no longer has the confidence to carry such a twisted script . Although the real starring results to be the gorgeous Rita Hayworth , providing an authentic recital prepared by her studio Columbia Pictures after her four years away when she married and divorced Prince Aly Khan. Rita sings a couple of numbers with Jo Ann Greer's voice : "Trinidad" and "I've been kissed before" , but the fires burned so bright in Gilda are noticeably shorter here. They are well accompanied by a nice support cast , such as : Alexander Scourby , Torin Thatcher , Valerie Bettis , chubby Steven Geray, Mort Mills, among others .
It displays an evocative cinematography in black and white by Joseph Walker who along with John Alton, Nicolas Musuruka, John Seitz, Burnett Guffey are the main cameramen of Film Noir. Adding an atmospheric and thrilling musical score by George Duning. The motion picture was professionally produced and directed by Vincent Sherman, though it has some flaws and gaps . The picture is not a masterpiece , but being made with fair play and professionality enough by Sherman . Vincent directed all kind of genres , drama , suspense , Western , biography , such as : Cervantes , Lone Star , The Young philadelphians , Ice Palace , All through the night , Underground, Affaire in Trinidad and several others. Rating : 6.5/10. The pic will appeal to Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford fans.
Echoes of Gilda by Charles Vidor and Notorious by Alfred Hitchcock , but , alas, only echoes, in this Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford vehicle along the lines of their past hits some years before . Leading man Glenn Ford is back, as is Afro-American character player Juanita Moore but the handling no longer has the confidence to carry such a twisted script . Although the real starring results to be the gorgeous Rita Hayworth , providing an authentic recital prepared by her studio Columbia Pictures after her four years away when she married and divorced Prince Aly Khan. Rita sings a couple of numbers with Jo Ann Greer's voice : "Trinidad" and "I've been kissed before" , but the fires burned so bright in Gilda are noticeably shorter here. They are well accompanied by a nice support cast , such as : Alexander Scourby , Torin Thatcher , Valerie Bettis , chubby Steven Geray, Mort Mills, among others .
It displays an evocative cinematography in black and white by Joseph Walker who along with John Alton, Nicolas Musuruka, John Seitz, Burnett Guffey are the main cameramen of Film Noir. Adding an atmospheric and thrilling musical score by George Duning. The motion picture was professionally produced and directed by Vincent Sherman, though it has some flaws and gaps . The picture is not a masterpiece , but being made with fair play and professionality enough by Sherman . Vincent directed all kind of genres , drama , suspense , Western , biography , such as : Cervantes , Lone Star , The Young philadelphians , Ice Palace , All through the night , Underground, Affaire in Trinidad and several others. Rating : 6.5/10. The pic will appeal to Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford fans.