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
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
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