Monday, April 22, 2013

GILDA 1946 (COLUMBIA)

Excellent example of film noir!

The boss of a South American casino finds that his new wife and his business partner already know each pother from previous relationship, and then the trouble starts. George Macready is the casino owner Ballin Mundson and when he brings home his stunning new wife played by gorgeous Rita Hayworth and introduces her to his partner Johnny Farrell, played by Glenn Ford the screen heats up like no one's business.

Every step of the way Gilda tries to seduce and then humiliate Johnny and Gilda, as played by Hayworth is smouldering when singing "Put The Blame On Mame". This is Film Noir at it's finest and all three leads do a fine job with their roles.

Gerald Mohr and Joe Sawyer round out a stellar cast. Hayworth was simply one of the most beautiful women ever to appear in any film and this is her most famous role. Wow, if you've never seen this film I highly recommend it. One of the best.

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