| Affair in Havana | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | László Benedek |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | original story by Janet Green |
| Produced by | Richard Goldstone |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alan Stensvold |
| Edited by | Stefan Arnsten |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
| Production company | Dudley Productions |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Affair in Havana is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by László Benedek and written by Maurice Zimm. It stars Raymond Burr and John Cassavetes.
The film is about a piano player who falls in love with a crippled man's wife.
Plot
Mallabee is a millionaire sugar-cane grower in Cuba who blames his wife, Lorna, for an accident that has left him in a wheelchair.
Lorna has been having an affair with Nick, a piano player in a Havana nightclub. Mallabee secretly is aware of this, having hired a private investigator to follow his wife.
The twisted mind of Mallabee has come up with a scheme in which Lorna kills him. She won't do it, but a trusted servant, Valdes, does cause his death by drowning. However, the relationship between Nick and Lorna comes to an unhappy end.
Cast
- John Cassavetes as Nick
- Raymond Burr as Mallabee
- Sara Shane as Lorna
- Lilia Lazo as Fina
- Sergio Pena as Valdes
- Celia Cruz as Singer
- Jose Antonio Rivero as Rivero
- Miguel Angel Blanco as Captain of Police
Production
The film was called The Fever Tree and started filming 6 August 1956.
See also
References
- Silver, Alain (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. New York: Overlook Duckworth. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-7156-3880-4.
- SINATRA TO SING FOR DEMOCRATS New York Times 18 July 1956: 22.
External links
- Affair in Havana at IMDb
- Affair in Havana at the TCM Movie Database
- Affair in Havana film clip on YouTube featuring Celia Cruz
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- 1957 films
- 1950s crime thriller films
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- Film noir
- Films scored by Ernest Gold
- American crime thriller films
- Films set in Havana
- Allied Artists films
- Films shot in Havana
- Films directed by László Benedek
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
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