Rating: - Lush And Glossy Ross Hunter Murder Mystery
Producer Ross Hunter was responsible in the late 1950's and early 1960's of reviving the careers of numerous top flight leading ladies that had earlier experienced lulls in their careers. He totally transformed the career of Doris Day with the classic "Pillow Talk",in 1959. Another of his successful collaborations was with veteran actress Lana Turner who starred in a series of highly glossy and very successful dramas for Hunter. "Portrait in Black", marked their second collaboration after the highly successful "Imitation of Life", the previous year. While certainly not as strong a film as that ... Read More
Rating: - Lana Lover? You'll like this
I'm a big Lana Turner fan, and recently watched this movie for the first time in years. Very melodramatic, the clothes are gorgeous, Lana's makeup is flawless even when she is in the middle of murder. Almost campy, but not a bad movie if you have a couple of hours to waste on the weekend.
Rating: - Good, but not without several flaws.
A faithless wife(Lana Turner) conspires with her lover(Anthony Quinn) to murder her wealthy husband(Lloyd Nolan). The dastardly duo carry out the dirty deed well enough for the unsuspecting hubby is most assuredly dead; however, after the dearly departed's funeral, someone starts to blackmail them. The premise of this suspense melodrama is rather ordinary, but it is given a considerable lift by splendid decor and an agreeable cast. It's slickly produced by the distinguished Ross Hunter who worked with star Lana Turner a year before on the classic soaper IMITATION OF LIFE. Empty-headed, yet irresistable ... Read More
Rating: - A Priceless Glimpse Of Complete Hollywood Ineptitude
There are 5 reasons to watch this movie: 1. The unbelievably strange cinematography by Russell Metty with its bizarre background/foreground, light/dark contrasts. 2. Lana Turner's first scene, a tour de force of Hollywood voyeurism: she's shown looking out a window so we can admire the back of her gown; as she turns and walks toward the camera, a mirror over a fireplace mantle reflects the lower half of her dress so we see front and back simultaneously. No view of her fabulous outfit is withheld. 3. Anthony Quinn's bunched-like-a-fist face which never modulates its expression no matter the melodramatic ... Read More
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