Review of His Kind of Woman (1951) by Dave J — 12 Oct 2013
Oddball comedy/film noir from producer Howard Hughes, initially directed by John Farrow and then almost entirely reshot by director Richard Fleischer. The film is a crazy hodgepodge of ideas and story lines, but it all seems to go together in some outrageous fashion that's made it something of a cult classic.
Robert Mitchum is brought down to Mexico under the guise of a big payoff, where he runs into the gorgeous Jane Russell. At the resort is also Raymond Burr as a Lucky Luciano-like figure hiding out, Vincent Price as a hammy actor providing some satire of Hollwood and Jim Backus as a funny busybody tourist.
There's also Tim Holt and Charles McGraw. Mitchum and Russell are a great on-screen couple, but Vincent Price manages to steal every scene he's in and this is probably my favorite of his non-horror film roles.
Since the film is a hodgepodge of ideas all thrown together, it does end up feeling a bit over long, but it's all so fun, it's hard to complain too much.
This review of His Kind of Woman (1951) was written by Dave J on 12 Oct 2013.
His Kind of Woman has generally received positive reviews.
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