His Kind of Woman
1951 · Movie · NR · 120 min · ★ 6.8
A down-on-his-luck gambler accepts a lucrative offer to leave the country for a luxury resort in Mexico. Once there, he gets drawn into a dangerous underworld scheme, surrounded by suspicious guests, flirtation, and a mix of menace, romance, and offbeat humor.
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Details
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-08-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 120 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (74 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like classic crime stories with romance, mystery, and bursts of humor in the vein of Macao; Not for you if you want a tight, consistently serious thriller without pacing lulls.
Pros: entertaining oddball mix; lively resort mystery; memorable comic energy | Cons: slow start; uneven tone shifts; overlong finale
Themes
- mexico
- gangster
- film noir
- resort
Cast & crew
Robert Mitchum
as Dan Milner
Jane Russell
as Lenore Brent
Vincent Price
as Mark Cardigan
Tim Holt
as Bill Lusk
Charles McGraw
as Thompson / Narrator
Marjorie Reynolds
as Helen Cardigan
Raymond Burr
as Nick Ferraro
Leslie Banning
as Jennie Stone
Jim Backus
as Myron Winton
Philip Van Zandt
as Jose Morro
Directed by John Farrow