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7 July 1950 (USA) moreTagline:
Carefree Cary Grant on a gay holiday with his lovely bride walks right into DANGER! morePlot:
Dr Ferguson is a brain surgeon, on vacation with his wife in a small Spanish-speaking country. This... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Commendable debut by a screenplay writer turned director more (20 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Cary Grant | ... | Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson | |
| José Ferrer | ... | Raoul Farrago (as Jose Ferrer) | |
| Paula Raymond | ... | Helen Ferguson | |
| Signe Hasso | ... | Senora Isabel Farrago | |
| Ramon Novarro | ... | Colonel Adragon | |
| Gilbert Roland | ... | Roland Gonzales | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Sam Proctor |
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95 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:GFun Stuff
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The original story was about the doctor's daughter getting kidnapped and no wife, but once MGM had Cary Grant cast they insisted on a re-write so that Grant would have a love interest in the film. moreQuotes:
Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson: Same old cry through the ages - save me, doctor. Save me, anybody. moreFAQ
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This is Richard Brooks' first directorial effort. Examining the work half a century after it was made, the film presents a director who knows how to get the most from his actors through the written word and the way it is spoken. Three actors sparkle: Cary Grant, Jose Ferrer, and Signe Hasso.
Compare Cary Grant's acting in the Hitchcock vehicles and in this. Grant presents a maturity in his speech patterns that do not show up under Hitchcock's direction. I think much of the quality of the performances is probably due to the director who took his first film seriously--probably a lot more than he did in his later career.
All in all, this is a curious film--quite unusual in several ways compared to the average Hollywood products in the Fifties. Is it only a question of humanism winning over all evils? Or more?