Part of Restoration Roundup
Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) goes to work for Ballin Mundson (George Macready), the proprietor of an illegal gambling casino in a South American city, and quickly rises to become Mundson’s main man. All is well until Mundson returns from a trip with his new bride Gilda — a woman from Johnny’s past. Mundson, unaware of their previous love affair, assigns Farrell the job of keeping Gilda a faithful wife. Fraught with hatred, Gilda does her best to antagonize, intimidate and instill jealousy in Farrell — until circumstances allow him to get even. The legendary Rita Hayworth sizzles with sensuality and magnetism as she sings “Put the Blame on Mame” and delivers a dazzling performance as the enticing temptress Gilda.
Restored in 4K by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Restored from the original 35mm nitrate picture negative and a 35mm nitrate duplicate negative. 4K scanning and digital image restoration by Cineric, Inc., New York. Audio restoration by John Polito at Audio Mechanics from the original 35mm nitrate optical soundtrack negative. Color correction, conforming, additional image restoration and 4K DCP creation by Motion Picture Imaging with colorist Sheri Eisenberg. Restoration supervised by Grover Crisp.
“It's a whizzer, this one — just the sort of movie, spelled capital MOVIE that can't miss, because it's got nearly everything.” —Edwin Schallert, Los Angeles Times (Sat, Apr 27, 1946)
“As a showcase for Miss Hayworth’s siren talents, it’s an uninhibited wolf call in celluloid. Not since the archaic days of Theda Bara and her brazen ilk has sex appeal been set forth in so rampant a fashion on the screen.” —Mildren Martin, Philadelphia Inquirer (Thu, Apr 4, 1946)
“If it’s escape you want in a movie, you will find surcease from the worry of today’s scary headlines…where Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford are pitted against each other in a lusty battle of hate and love.” —Kate Cameron, New York Daily News (Mar 15, 1946)