His Kind of Woman
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| Directed by |
John Farrow Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Robert Sparks |
| Screenplay by |
Frank Fenton Jack Leonard |
| Story by | Gerald Drayson Adams |
| Starring |
Robert Mitchum Jane Russell Vincent Price |
| Narrated by | Charles McGraw |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
| Edited by |
Frederic Knudtson Eda Warren |
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Production
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A John Farrow Production
RKO Radio Pictures |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million (US rentals) |
His Kind of Woman is a 1951 American black-and-white film noir starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. The film features supporting roles by Vincent Price, Raymond Burr, and Charles McGraw. The movie was directed officially by John Farrow and based on the unpublished story Star Sapphie by Gerald Drayson.
Post-production on the film was rife with problems and RKO executive producer Howard Hughes was dissatisfied with John Farrow's work, and a number of scenes were cut, added, and re-shot by the uncredited Richard Fleischer, who had just completed The Narrow Margin for RKO. Hughes also organized a screenwriting team that included Fleischer and Narrow Margin's Earl Felton, which extensively rewrote the film and added many pages to the first script.
Down on his luck, professional gambler Dan Milner (Robert Mitchum) accepts a mysterious job that will take him out of the country for a year but pays $50,000. He accepts a $5,000 down payment and tickets that will take him to an isolated Mexican resort, Morro's Lodge, where he will receive further instructions. Milner is attracted to the only other passenger on his chartered flight to the resort, Lenore Brent (Jane Russell).
When he arrives, Milner finds that several guests at the luxurious Baja California resort have hidden agendas. He is disappointed to find that Lenore is the girlfriend of famous movie actor Mark Cardigan (Vincent Price). Milner overhears two guests, self-proclaimed author Martin Krafft (John Mylong) and a man named Thompson (Charles McGraw), planning something which he suspects involves him. When Milner confronts them, he is given $10,000 and told that someone is on his way to Baja to see him.
Seemingly drunk Bill Lusk (Tim Holt) flies in, despite warnings of very dangerous storm conditions. Milner thinks he must be the contact, but when the two are alone, Lusk claims to be an undercover agent for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. He tells Milner that the U.S. government suspects that underworld boss Nick Ferraro (Raymond Burr), deported to Italy four years earlier, is scheming to get back into the country posing as Milner. The two men are a close physical match and Milner is a loner, so no one is likely to miss him. Krafft turns out to be a plastic surgeon.
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