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| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Suspense |
| Format | Multiple Formats, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled |
| Contributor | Glenn Ford, Vincent Sherman, Rita Hayworth |
| Language | English, French |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 38 minutes |
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When Steve Emery (Glenn Ford, 3:10 to Yuma (1957)) finds out that his brother is in trouble, he heads to Trinidad immediately, only to find out he’s been murdered. Meeting his brother’s wife, nightclub singer Chris (Rita Hayworth, Gilda), he finds her getting close to Max Fabian (Alexander Scourby, Ransom!). As Steve starts to question Max’s involvement with his brother’s death, Steve also finds himself falling for Chris. But what does Chris really know, and how far will Steve go to find the truth?
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When Rita Hayworth collided with Glenn Ford in 1946's Gilda, the result was a film-noir cocktail with potent effects. Having re-teamed in the florid Loves of Carmen, it was natural to get the two together again in more noirish circumstances--which is where Affair in Trinidad comes in. In fact, it was Hayworth's first movie back in Hollywood after taking time off to marry Prince Aly Khan, and audiences might have wondered whether she still had the same oomph. As her nightclub numbers prove, she's got the goods when it comes to sashaying across a dance floor, although in this case her fun song-and-dance numbers are in the service of a plot that simply gets too complicated for its own good. Ford plays the stranger who arrives in Trinidad at the invitation of his brother, who used to be married to Rita and is now dead by suicide. Subterfuge with island bigwigs ensues. Alas, the chemistry between the stars is as gray as the general approach here: Hayworth is dazed and listless, while Ford tries to work up some energy by laboring too hard. It's easy enough to enjoy the attractive stars and the exotic-port-of-call idea of the thing, but the execution isn't up to snuff. In short, it's no Gilda. --Robert Horton
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Package Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches; 0.01 Ounces
- Item model number : 043396282032
- Director : Vincent Sherman
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
- Run time : 1 hour and 38 minutes
- Release date : September 23, 2008
- Actors : Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B001D5DQHK
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #132,238 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #7,487 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
- #22,790 in Drama DVDs
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The film opens with an investigation into suicide. The husband (who's never seen) of Chris Emery (Hayworth) is found dead in his boat. It's ruled as a suicide but Inspector Smythe (Torrin Thatcher) doesn't really believe it. He's gotten another statement from one of the local fishermen that leads him to believe otherwise. Smythe & Anderson, the American Ambassador, go to the club where Chris works to inform her of her husband's death. Here we are treated with a performance number by Chris that's a burner. It's interesting to note that all the dance routines were choreographed by Valerie Bettis who portrays Veronica in the film.
Steve Emery (Ford) is introduced on an airplane that's flying to Trinidad. He has a letter from his brother, who he doesn't know is dead, inviting him down for a job as a pilot. Steve meets one of the co=conspirators on the plane, Bronec (Walter Kohler), who has an unusual reaction when Steve asks him does he know his brother.
Apparently, there's some international intrigue going on in Trinidad & Max Fabian (Alexander Scourby) is behind it all. He has a past of doing this sort of thing previously. Inspector Smythe believes it's Fabian behind the death of Chris's husband. He enlists her aid to get the necessary evidence so that he can arrest Fabian. A sham coroner's inquest is held where the death is ruled as a suicide. Steve doesn't believe a word of what he hears about his brother & initiates his own search for the truth. This puts him at odds with Chris & the inspector. Chris & Steve end up in a love-hate relationship that's resolved at the end of the film.
Juanita Moore (Dominique) has an excellent role as Chris's house servant. She seems to intuitively know things about Chris & Steve. It's great to see a decent role for a non-white actress that's more than a caricature this early (1952) in Hollywood's history.
Affair in Trinidad isn't the best example of film noir, maybe it should be viewed more as a spy thriller. It's a very good film & it's always a treat to watch the lovely Hayworth.
Producers Vincent Sherman, Rita Hayworth (uncredited) Virginia Van Upp (associate. uncredi-ted) Writing credits Oscar Saul & James Gunn (screen play) Virginia Van Upp & Berne Giler (story)
Casting: 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 WaltersGeorge Voskovec Doctor Franz Hübling Steven Geray Wittol Walter Kohler Peter Bronec Juanita Moore Dominique Gregg Martell Olaf, Fabian's Chauffeur Mort Mills Martin, Wittol's Henchman Ralph Moody Coroner
Cinematography by Joseph Walker (director of photography) Film Editing by Viola Lawrence Art Direction by Walter Holscher Set Decoration by William Kiernan Costume Design by Jean Louis (gowns) Original Music by George Duning (uncredited) Music Department George Duning usical director Morris Stoloff & Saul Chaplin vocal arranger (uncredited) Arthur Morton
Let me start with excerpts from two pertinent fellow amazon reviews, viz
5star-This is an excellent "Who-dun-it" starring Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, and Alexander Scourby. Rita's husband dies of an apparent suicide...BUT...was it really a suicide and not a murder. Glenn Ford is the dead man's brother who comes to Trinidad to investigate and catch the killer. Suspects are the widow herself and a rich man she has a relationship with. Others in the cast add mystery and there are a couple of musical numbers by Hayworth. Sort of Film Noir and a very good mystery. Worth watching. "Ace Movie Critic !!" (Pacifica, CA)
4star-Affair In Trinidad (1952) was made to re-team Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford who created such a sensation in Gilda in 1946. ... In a side by side comparison to Gilda, it is a disappoint-ment, but still worth watching, none-the-less. John Malanga "film guy"
I agree with both. In the wider Rita Hayworth ranking as an actress, it would be, from the top, The Lady from Shanghai, Gilda, Affair in Trinidad, all top range, The loves of Carmen a bad (directors) bottom case. What is amazing - given the declared moral values of the time - is the apparent ease with which a beautiful woman is forced into a potentially deadly mission by the police - like the FBI with Ingrid Bergman in the case of Hitchcock's Notorious... No problem?
Cross references to other of my amazon reviews
215us - Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946, 101') -Notoriously poor film - 5/12/2012
162us - Gilda (Charles Vidor, 1946, 110') -It's Rita! - 18/9/2012
218us - The loves of Carmen (Charles Vidor, 1948, 99') -Always poor, then or now - 20/1/2013
233us - The Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1947, 87') -Hayworth's and Welles' best - 5/4/2013
234us - Affair in Trinidad (Vincent Sherman, 1952, 98') - Another worthwhile Hayworth-Ford verhicle - 5/4/2013
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Neither particularly bad or particularly good, it fills an aimless afternoon but leaves little impression in its wake. No extras on the vanilla Region 2 PAL DVD but an acceptable black and white transfer.
It includes Greek captions as stated!















