When Steve Emery arrives in Trinidad at the
urgent request of
his brother, he is stunned to find that his brother has not only been
murdered,
but that his brother's wife Chris is succumbing to the seduction
attempts of
the murderer. His feelings are further exacerbated when he discovers
that he,
too, is becoming strongly attracted to Chris, who is a steamy cabaret
singer.
She, in turn, is playing off one against the other while betraying the
secrets
of both men to the police, for whom she is secretly working.
Affectionately Yours
Starring: Rita Hayworth,
Dennis Morgan,
Ralph Bellamy & Merle
Oberon
Richard Mayberry is a world traveling newspaper reporter,
who plays around with lots of women, excepting his own wife, who has to
stay at
home. He's in Lisbon, trying to mess around with lady reporter Irene
Malcolm,
and she's all for it: but she's like him to leave his wife
first.Meanwhile, his
wife Sue has meet "Mr. Wright," literally, and she's about to divorce
her husband. Lot of fluffy misunderstandings, misappointments and
misdeals
follow, as Richard tries to either make his wife jealous with Irene, or
tries
to foist Irene off on Owen Wright.You have to watch it to find out what
happens, but there is certainly a fair amount of screwball comedy along
the way
to finding out!
Dante's
Inferno
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Spencer
Tracy & Claire
Trevor
Jim Carter moves in on the McWade's carnival
concession which shows
scenes from Dante's "Inferno". He makes it a going concern, marrying
Betting along the way. An inspector calls the amusement pier unsafe but
Carter
bribes him. The pier collapses, leading to the inspector's suicide,
injury to Pop
McWade, trial for Carter, and Betty's leaving him. Carter starts over
with an
unsafe floating casino. This is one of Hayworth’s earlier films where
she is
billed as “Rita Cansino”.
The Money Trap
Starring:
Rita Hayworth,
Glenn Ford, Elke Sommer
& Joseph Cotton
Joe Barron is a police detective whose wife
Lisa has
inherited
a stock portfolio from her father. Joe and Lisa go on a spending spree,
but when their new holdings fail to pay dividends, Joe finds himself
deep
in debt. Dr. Horace Van Tilden, a rich doctor who caters to
high-society
clientele, shoots an intruder in his home, and Joe is assigned to
investigate;
Joe discovers that Van Tilden has a lucrative sideline selling drugs,
and
that the shooting victim was actually an addict looking for dope. When
Joe learns that Van Tilden keeps his drug money in a safe at home, he
sees
a way to finally pay off his debts, but his partner, Pete Delanos, gets
wind of Joe's scheme and demands a cut of the action. Matters become
more
complicated for Joe when he learns that the man Van Tilden shot was
married
to Rosalie, whom he loved many years ago.
Rebellion
Starring: Rita
Hayworth & Tom Keene
Set in California in 1850. At the time,
California
was
a newly acquired land of the United States. America had signed a treaty
to protect the Mexicans living in the area, which it was not living up
to. When some American outlaws murder the father of Paula Castillo
(Hayworth
billed as Cansino) she goes to Washington to make a petition for help
to
protect her people and their homes and bring peace. In response to her
plea, the president sends Captain John Carroll (Tom Keene) to enforce
the
treaty, bring about peace and see to it that the outlaws stop stealing
their land.
The Strawberry Blonde
Starring: Rita Hayworth, James Cagney,
Olivia De Havilland, Jack Carson,
Alan Hale & George
Reeves
Biff Grimes is crazy about Virginia
Brush, but his
"pal" Hugo Barnstead marries her himself and makes Biff the fall guy
for his shady dealings. Though Hugo seems to have everything Biff
wanted, Biff
learns that having what one wants and wanting what one has can be two
very
different things.

They Came to Cordura
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Gary
Cooper, Van
Heflin,
Tab Hunter, Dick York
& Richard Conte
After a cavalry charge during the 1916 U.S.
"war against
Pancho Villa," unheroic awards officer Tom Thorn (who is obsessed with
the
nature of courage) recommends 4 men for the Medal of Honor. He is
ordered back
to Cordura with them...and prisoner Adelaide Geary, gringo who
sheltered the
enemy. On the arduous journey, Thorn's heroes show a different face,
and Thorn
may have one last chance to prove he's no coward.