His Kind of Woman

"They were two of a kind! ...and bound to meet, but neither of them knew what such a meeting would mean!"

1951 2h 0m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 78

CrimeComedyThriller

Synopsis

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Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.

“They were two of a kind! ...and bound to meet, but neither of them knew what such a meeting would mean!”

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Cast

Robert Mitchum
Dan Milner
Jane Russell
Lenore Brent
Vincent Price
Mark Cardigan
Tim Holt
Bill Lusk
Charles McGraw
Thompson / Narrator
Marjorie Reynolds
Helen Cardigan
Raymond Burr
Nick Ferraro
Leslie Banning
Jennie Stone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Farrow
Writers: Frank Fenton, Jack Leonard, Gerald Drayson Adams
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Italian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Farrow, shot by Harry J. Wild. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eda Warren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell and Vincent Price carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They were two of a kind! ...and bound to meet, but neither of them knew what such a meeting would mean!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Farrow directs. Harry J. Wild behind the camera. Leigh Harline scores. Eda Warren cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
275 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Italian.
4Directed by John Farrow, shot by Harry J. Wild. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eda Warren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell and Vincent Price carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They were two of a kind! ...and bound to meet, but neither of them knew what such a meeting would mean!".
9IMDB entry: tt0043643 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.