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Portrait In Black brings us a torrid soap opera revolving around the relationship between the wife of a wealthy shipping magnate, Sheila Cabot, and her husband's physician, Dr. David Rivera. Unable to bear having only a few stolen moments for the each other, they conspire to murder Sheila's husband so they can be together.
Portrait in Black: Directed by Michael Gordon. With Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Sandra Dee. After repressed wealthy Sheila Cabot and her physician lover Dr. David Rivera murder her cruel invalid husband Matthew, they are targeted by someone who is aware of their crime.
- Michael Gordon
- 1 min
Portrait in Black. As the health of tyrannical but gravely ill shipping tycoon Matthew Cabot (Lloyd Nolan) declines, he relies on pain medicine injected by his physician, Dr. David Rivera...
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- Lana Turner
- Michael Gordon
- Universal/Universal Int
Portrait in Black is a 1960 American neo-noir melodrama film [ 2][ 3] directed by Michael Gordon, and starring Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn. Produced by Ross Hunter, the film was based on the play of the same by name by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, who also wrote the screenplay.
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A woman and her lover kill her husband and are targeted by someone who knows of their crime. Cast & Crew. Read More. Michael Gordon. Director. Lana Turner. Sheila Cabot. Anthony Quinn. Dr. David Rivera. Richard Basehart. Howard Mason. Sandra Dee.
One of the noir cycle’s most melodramatic productions, Michael Gordon’s Portrait in Black is a no-holds-barred, over-the-top, romantic suspense drama that’s hugely entertaining in spite of itself.
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Michael Gordon's second film after his return from blacklist limbo (the first was Pillow Talk — talking about coming back with a bang) was Portrait in Black, an overlong, pleasingly sordid melodrama about murder, illicit affairs, and blackmail.
