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Gilda (1946) -- The sinister boss of a South American casino finds that his right-hand man Johnny and his sensuous new wife Gilda already know each other.
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Overview

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Director:
Charles Vidor
Writers:
E.A. Ellington (story)
Marion Parsonnet (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 March 1946 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
"I was true to one man once... and look what happened..." more
Plot:
The sinister boss of a South American casino finds that his right-hand man Johnny and his sensuous new wife Gilda already know each other. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Rita Hayworth ... Gilda Mundson Farrell

Glenn Ford ... Johnny Farrell / Narrator
George Macready ... Ballin Mundson
Joseph Calleia ... Det. Maurice Obregon
Steven Geray ... Uncle Pio
Joe Sawyer ... Casey

Gerald Mohr ... Capt. Delgado
Mark Roberts ... Gabe Evans (as Robert Scott)
Ludwig Donath ... German Cartel Member
Donald Douglas ... Thomas Langford (as Don Douglas)
Lionel Royce ... German
Saul Martell ... Little man (as S.Z. Martel)
George J. Lewis ... Huerta
Rosa Rey ... Maria
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julio Abadía ... Newsman / Waiter (uncredited)
Enrique Acosta ... Gambler (uncredited)
Ed Agresti ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sam Appel ... Blackjack dealer (uncredited)
Sam Ash ... Gambler (uncredited)
Nina Bara ... Girl at carnival (uncredited)
Edward Biby ... Gambler (uncredited)
Robert Board ... American cartel member (uncredited)
Symona Boniface ... Gambler at roulette table (uncredited)
Eugene Borden ... Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Paul Bradley ... Man (uncredited)

Argentina Brunetti ... Woman (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ... Assistant croupier (uncredited)
Eduardo Ciannelli ... Cartel member (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Gambler (uncredited)
Jean De Briac ... French cartel member (uncredited)
Jerry De Castro ... Doorman (uncredited)
Leander De Cordova ... Servant (uncredited)
Jack Del Rio ... Cashier (uncredited)
Jean Del Val ... French Cartel Member (uncredited)
Carli Elinor ... Waiter (uncredited)
Fernanda Eliscu ... Bendolin's wife (uncredited)
Herbert Evans ... English cartel member (uncredited)
Nobel G. Evey ... Banco dealer (uncredited)
Sam Flint ... American cartel member (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Gambler at roulette table (uncredited)
Curt Furburg ... Gambler (uncredited)
Fred Godoy ... Bartender (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Gambler (uncredited)
Lew Harvey ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ed Haskett ... Gambler (uncredited)
Ted Hecht ... Holdup man (uncredited)
Ernest Hilliard ... English Cartel Member (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Gambler at banco table (uncredited)
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. ... Peasant (uncredited)
George Humbert ... Italian (uncredited)
Robert Kellard ... Man at masquerade (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Gambler (uncredited)
Frank Leigh ... Man (uncredited)
Frank Leyva ... Argentine cartel member (uncredited)
Max Linder ... Gambler (uncredited)
Oscar Loraine ... French cartel member (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... Gambler (uncredited)
Herman Marks ... Waiter (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell ... Roulette croupier (uncredited)
Frank Mayo ... Gambler (uncredited)
John Merton ... Policeman (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Gambler (uncredited)
Ramon Munox ... Judge (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... American cartel member (uncredited)
Ralph Navarro ... Waiter (uncredited)
J.W. Noon ... Banco dealer (uncredited)
Alfred Paix ... Waiter (uncredited)
Lou Palfy ... Assistant croupier (uncredited)
Joe Palma ... Waiter (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard ... Gambler (uncredited)
Albert Pollet ... Assistant croupier (uncredited)
Soretta Raye ... Harpy (uncredited)
Paul Regas ... Man (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgeway ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ruth Roman ... Girl (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Man (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre ... Gambler (uncredited)
Leonardo Scavino ... Croupier (uncredited)

William Smith ... Man (uncredited)
George Sorel ... Assistant croupier (uncredited)
Robert Tafur ... Clerk (uncredited)
John Tyrrell ... Man (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt ... Cartel member (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes ... Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Russ Vincent ... Escort (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford ... Crap game spectator (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Vidor 
 
Writing credits
E.A. Ellington (story)

Marion Parsonnet (screenplay)

Jo Eisinger (adaptation)

Ben Hecht  uncredited

Produced by
Virginia Van Upp .... producer
 
Original Music by
Hugo Friedhofer (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Rudolph Maté 
 
Film Editing by
Charles Nelson 
 
Art Direction by
Stephen Goosson 
Van Nest Polglase 
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Priestley 
 
Costume Design by
Jean Louis (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Clay Campbell .... makeup artist
Helen Hunt .... hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr. .... assistant director (as Art Black)
George Webster .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Lambert E. Day .... sound recordist
Lambert E. Day .... sound (as Lambert Day)
Russell Malmgren .... sound effects editor
Russell Malmgren .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Lawrence W. Butler .... miniatures
Donald C. Glouner .... matte paintings camera
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Irving Klein .... assistant camera
Ned Scott .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Marlin Skiles .... musical director
Morris Stoloff .... musical director (as M.W. Stoloff)
Edwin Wetzel .... music mixer
George Duning .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Victor Schertzinger .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Juanita L. Bell .... research director
Jack Cole .... choreographer
Norman Deming .... assistant to producer
Thelma Hoover .... research director
Robert Board .... stand-in (uncredited)
Peter Ford .... photographic model: Johnny as a baby (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish | French | German
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #11425) | Finland:K-12 (1984) | Finland:K-16 (1947) (1959) | West Germany:12 (old rating: 16) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (video rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Rita Hayworth had to wear a corset while shooting "Put the Blame on Mame," as she gave birth to her first daughter, Rebecca, months before filming. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Johnny is beaten up by Mundson's henchmen, his tie jumps out of his coat. Later, when he is talking to Mundson, his tie appears untidily held by his coat. more
Quotes:
Johnny Farrell: I hated her so I couldn't get her out of my mind for a minute. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Accidentally on Purpose: Pilot (#1.1)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Amado Mio more

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15 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Red Hot Rita in Complex Film Noir Gem, 29 April 2006
9/10
Author: dglink from Alexandria, VA

Rita Hayworth positively sizzles as Gilda in this film-noir classic. From her initial hair-tossing scene to her near striptease while she sings "Put the Blame on Mame," Hayworth is captivating and more than convincing as the object of every man's desires. However, beyond the overtly heterosexual lures of Ms. Hayworth lurks a complex and ambiguous romantic triangle that provides more intrigue than the surface plot, which involves a gambling casino that is a front for shady operations that originated in a recently defeated, Fascist country.

Hayworth may either be the intruding wedge that comes between Glenn Ford and George Macready or the object of both men's romantic interests. From the initial meeting between Ford as two-bit gambler Johnny Farrell and Macready as Ballin Mundson the casino owner, an ambiguous, possibly homo-erotic, attraction is established between the two men. The lingering looks that they exchange can be read in several ways, but Bogie never looked into Cagney's eyes like Ford looks into Macready's. After Ford begins to work for Macready, his devoted care and slavish attention to his boss's needs exceed the bounds of employee and employer. When Hayworth moves into Macready's home as his new wife, Ford returns the key to the house as though he were a jilted lover. Ford's increasing jealousy becomes apparent after Hayworth's arrival on the scene, but it is unclear of whom he is jealous, Hayworth or Macready or possibly both. Perhaps Ford's character is as unsure of his own feelings as is the viewer, which makes the ambiguity even more intriguing. Macready's jealousy also grows as the heat between Ford and Hayworth intensifies, but, again, it is ambiguous of whom he is jealous.

With a dazzling performance by Hayworth, excellent black-and-white photography by Rudoph Mate, fine direction by Charles Vidor, and layers of psychological possibilities to ponder, "Gilda" is as golden as its title suggests.

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