Affair in Trinidad (1952) Directed by Vincent Sherman
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Film Review
Affair In Trinidad marked the
eagerly awaited return of Rita Hayworth to Hollywood after a four year
absence during which she played the devoted wife (with disastrous
results) to playboy Prince Aly Khan. The marriage well and truly over,
Hayworth was keen to get back to work, and Columbia welcomed her back
with open arms and a film that promised to be a major hit. It
was. It was as if Rita had never been away.
An obvious reworking of Hayworth's earlier success Gilda
(1946), Affair In Trinidad
sees the actress once again partnered with Glenn Ford, with whom she
had a particularly effective on-screen rapport. The plot (some
muddled nonsense involving Nazi agents) is virtually identical to that
of Gilda, with a liberal
helping of plagiarism from Hitchcock's Notorious.
The camera-hogging Hayworth once again kicks off the proceedings with
one of her sultry song and dance numbers, a jaw-dropping spectacle that
makes a cold shower obligatory for at least half of the audience.
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Film Synopsis
Chris Emery is a nightclub dancer and singer in Trinidad. When
she learns that her husband has been murdered, she agrees to act as an
agent of the British secret service, who believe the culprit to be Max
Fabian, a wealthy man with a criminal past. Things become
complicated when Chris's brother-in-law, Steve, puts in an unexpected
appearance. Steve appears more determined than Chris to discover
why his brother died and he suspects she may be in league with Fabian...
Script: Oscar Saul (play),
James Gunn (play), Virginia Van Upp (story),
Berne Giler (story)
Cinematographer: Joseph Walker
Music: George Duning
Cast:Rita Hayworth (Chris Emery),
Glenn Ford (Steve Emery),
Alexander Scourby (Max Fabian),
Valerie Bettis (Veronica Huebling),
Torin Thatcher (Inspector Smythe),
Howard Wendell (Anderson),
Karel Stepanek (Walters),
George Voskovec (Doctor Franz Huebling),
Steven Geray (Wittol),
Walter Kohler (Peter Bronec),
Juanita Moore (Dominique),
Gregg Martell (Olaf),
Mort Mills (Martin),
Ralph Moody (Coroner),
Fred Baker (Baker - Airport Clerk),
Don Blackman (The Bobby),
Robert Boon (Pilot),
Ivan Browning (Fisherman),
James Conaty (Party Guest),
Ross Elliott (Corpse of Neal Emery)
Country: USA
Language: English
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 98 min
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