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Gilda, the 23-kiloton air-deployed nuclear weapon detonated on July 1, 1946, during Operation Crossroads. Attesting to its immediate success, it was widely reported that an atomic bomb to be tested at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands would bear the film's title above an image of Hayworth, a reference to her bombshell status.
“Gilda, are you decent?” Her magnetic screen presence, flanked by two enigmatic men, propel the film, separating it from other works of the genre through its captivating cinematography, slick costumes, and convincing story line and acting.
The film is named after Gilda because she’s framed through the eyes of her ex-boyfriend, Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford), who spends the film trying to cruelly punish Gilda for her supposed sexual promiscuity and infidelity.
An ever-shifting battle of the sexes set on a Buenos Aires casino’s glittering floor and in its shadowy back rooms, Gilda is among the most sensual of all Hollywood noirs. “Gilda, are you decent?”
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As the scrappy antihero Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) enigmatically remarks — either of Gilda (Rita Hayworth) or his employer Ballin Mundson’s (George Macready) lethal dagger is hidden within his...
Gilda is a 1946 Film Noir directed by Charles Vidor, notable for its excellent cinematography and music, and particularly for Rita Hayworth's stunningly sexy performance as the eponymous Femme Fatale.
Mar 18, 2016 · Gilda, directed by Charles Vidor, features a sultry Hayworth in her most iconic role, as the much-lusted-after wife of a criminal kingpin (George Macready), as well as the former flame of his bitter henchman (Glenn Ford), and she drives them both mad with desire and jealousy.
