His Kind of Woman

Synopsis

Feature film. Gambler Dan Milner (Robert Mitchum) accepts $5,000 to fly to a remote resort in Mexico for purposes undisclosed. On arrival, Dan finds the ostensibly rich, carefree guests all playing roles...except, possibly, ham actor Mark Cardigan (Vincent Price). Both become involved in a complicated plot being hatched by deported Mafiosi Nick Ferraro (Raymond Burr) to re-enter the USA. Shakespeare references abound as Vincent Price’s movie star character comes to screen centre: when ham actor Cardigan finally sets off to do the daring deeds he’s only done in movies, he quotes Hamlet: "Now might I drink hot blood and do such bitter business the earth would quake to look upon!" To his wife’s snort of disgust, "Hamlet again!" he responds with an impassioned, "Oh, what fools ye mortals be..." as he sashays out the door with his gun. Other Shakespearean (mis)quotations include passages from Richard III, Macbeth and The Tempest.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1951

Notes

The DVD is currently (8/2006) only available as part of the Film Noir Classics Collection Vol. 3 box set.

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Film noir

Credits

Director

John Farrow; Richard Fleischer

Producer

Howard Hughes (2); Robert Sparks

Cinematographer

Harry J. Wild

Writer

Frank Fenton; Jack Leonard

Editor

Eda Warren; Frederic Knudtson

Music

Leigh Harline

Production Design

Joseph McMillan Johnson

Art Direction

Albert S. D’Agostino

Cast

Lenore Brent
Marjorie Reynolds
Raymond Burr
Robert Mitchum
Vincent Price

Production Company

Name

RKO

Notes

Home Video rights in the UK are handled bu Universal Home Video (qv). TV rights in the UK are held by the BBC. US rights are held by Warner Home Video.

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Warner Home Video

Web

http://www.warnerbros.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7984 6400

Fax

020 7984 5001

Address

98 Theobold’s Road
London
WC1X 8WB

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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