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RomanceDramaThriller

Gilda

- There NEVER was a woman like Gilda!

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

Release Date : 1946-04-25

Language :FrenchGermanSpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rita Hayworth

Character Name : Gilda

Original Name : Rita Hayworth

Gender : Female

Glenn Ford

Character Name : Johnny Farrell

Original Name : Glenn Ford

Gender : Male

George Macready

Character Name : Ballin Mundson

Original Name : George Macready

Gender : Male

Joseph Calleia

Character Name : Det. Maurice Obregon

Original Name : Joseph Calleia

Gender : Male

Steven Geray

Character Name : Uncle Pio

Original Name : Steven Geray

Gender : Male

Joe Sawyer

Character Name : Casey

Original Name : Joe Sawyer

Gender : Male

Gerald Mohr

Character Name : Capt. Delgado

Original Name : Gerald Mohr

Gender : Male

Mark Roberts

Character Name : Gabe Evans

Original Name : Mark Roberts

Gender : Male

Ludwig Donath

Character Name : German Cartel Member

Original Name : Ludwig Donath

Gender : Male

Donald Douglas

Character Name : Thomas Langford

Original Name : Donald Douglas

Gender : Male

Julio Abadía

Character Name : Newsman / Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Julio Abadía

Gender : Male

Enrique Acosta

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Enrique Acosta

Gender : Male

Ed Agresti

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Agresti

Gender : Male

Sam Appel

Character Name : Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Appel

Gender : Male

Sam Ash

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Ash

Gender : Male

Nina Bara

Character Name : Girl at Carnival (uncredited)

Original Name : Nina Bara

Gender : Male

Edward Biby

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Biby

Gender : Male

Robert Board

Character Name : American Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Board

Gender : Male

Symona Boniface

Character Name : Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)

Original Name : Symona Boniface

Gender : Female

Eugene Borden

Character Name : Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)

Original Name : Eugene Borden

Gender : Male

Paul Bradley

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Bradley

Gender : Male

Argentina Brunetti

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Argentina Brunetti

Gender : Female

Jack Chefe

Character Name : Assistant Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Chefe

Gender : Male

Eduardo Ciannelli

Character Name : Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Eduardo Ciannelli

Gender : Male

James Conaty

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : James Conaty

Gender : Male

Jean De Briac

Character Name : French Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean De Briac

Gender : Male

Jerry De Castro

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry De Castro

Gender : Male

Leander De Cordova

Character Name : Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Leander De Cordova

Gender : Male

Sayre Dearing

Character Name : Nightсlub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Sayre Dearing

Gender : Male

Jack Del Rio

Character Name : Cashier (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Del Rio

Gender : Male

Jean Del Val

Character Name : French Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Del Val

Gender : Male

Carli Elinor

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Carli Elinor

Gender : Male

Fernanda Eliscu

Character Name : Bendolin's Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Fernanda Eliscu

Gender : Male

Herbert Evans

Character Name : English Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Evans

Gender : Male

Sam Flint

Character Name : American Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Flint

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Peter Ford

Character Name : Johnny as a Baby (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Ford

Gender : Male

Curt Furberg

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Curt Furberg

Gender : Male

Kay Garrett

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Garrett

Gender : Male

Fred Godoy

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Godoy

Gender : Male

Paul Gustine

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Gustine

Gender : Male

Robert Haines

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Haines

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Lew Harvey

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Lew Harvey

Gender : Male

Ed Haskett

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Haskett

Gender : Male

Ted Hecht

Character Name : Holdup Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Hecht

Gender : Male

Ernest Hilliard

Character Name : English Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernest Hilliard

Gender : Male

Stuart Holmes

Character Name : Gambler at Banco Table (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Holmes

Gender : Male

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Character Name : Peasant (uncredited)

Original Name : Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Gender : Male

George Humbert

Character Name : Italian Man (uncredited)

Original Name : George Humbert

Gender : Male

Robert Kellard

Character Name : Man at Masquerade (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Kellard

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Frank Leigh

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Leigh

Gender : Male

George J. Lewis

Character Name : Huerta (uncredited)

Original Name : George J. Lewis

Gender : Male

Frank Leyva

Character Name : Argentine Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Leyva

Gender : Male

Oscar Loraine

Character Name : French Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Oscar Loraine

Gender : Male

Wilbur Mack

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilbur Mack

Gender : Male

Herman Marks

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Herman Marks

Gender : Male

Alphonse Martell

Character Name : Roulette Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : Alphonse Martell

Gender : Male

Saul Martell

Character Name : Little Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Saul Martell

Gender : Male

Frank Mayo

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Mayo

Gender : Male

John Merton

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Merton

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Forbes Murray

Character Name : American Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Forbes Murray

Gender : Male

Ralph Navarro

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Navarro

Gender : Male

Alfred Paix

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfred Paix

Gender : Male

Lou Palfy

Character Name : Assistant Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : Lou Palfy

Gender : Male

Joe Palma

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Palma

Gender : Male

Albert Petit

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Petit

Gender : Male

Alexander Pollard

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Alexander Pollard

Gender : Male

Albert Pollet

Character Name : Assistant Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Pollet

Gender : Male

Paul Regas

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Regas

Gender : Male

Rosa Rey

Character Name : Maria (uncredited)

Original Name : Rosa Rey

Gender : Female

Suzanne Ridgway

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzanne Ridgway

Gender : Female

Ruth Roman

Character Name : Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Roman

Gender : Female

Clark Ross

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Clark Ross

Gender : Male

Lionel Royce

Character Name : German Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Lionel Royce

Gender : Male

Cosmo Sardo

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Cosmo Sardo

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Leonardo Scavino

Character Name : Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonardo Scavino

Gender : Male

William Smith

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : William Smith

Gender : Male

George Sorel

Character Name : Assistant Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : George Sorel

Gender : Male

Robert Tafur

Character Name : Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Tafur

Gender : Male

John Tyrrell

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : John Tyrrell

Gender : Male

Philip Van Zandt

Character Name : Cartel Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Van Zandt

Gender : Male

Ernö Verebes

Character Name : Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernö Verebes

Gender : Male

Russ Vincent

Character Name : Escort (uncredited)

Original Name : Russ Vincent

Gender : Male

Blackie Whiteford

Character Name : Crap Game Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Blackie Whiteford

Gender : Male

Max Linder

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Linder

Gender : Male

Reviews

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tmdb28039023

@tmdb28039023

2022-09-05

Gilda is just like Casablanca if Casablanca had a happy ending, which would have been a bad idea even if it hadn’t been already done two years earlier in To Have and Have Not (which at least had Bogie in it). Like Casablanca, Gilda revolves around a love triangle set in a gambling establishment in an exotic location, but while Casablanca takes place in North Africa during World War II, Gilda takes place in South America just after the war. Moreover, if Casablanca ends with "the beginning of a beautiful friendship", Gilda concludes with the continuation of a horrible romance. Following the Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), Victor Lazlo (Paul Heinreid) pattern, Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) lives a carefree existence running a casino in Buenos Aires until Gilda (Rita Hayworth) walks back into his life hand-in-hand with Ballin Mundson (George Macready). Macready, despite his character's unfortunate name (Victor Lazlo sounds merely foreign; Ballin Mundson is positively alien), and especially Hayworth, look their parts to a T; as for Ford, let's just say he was taller than Bogie, but there’s a big difference between height and stature. Gilda has married Ballin after knowing him all of one day. This drives Johnny mad with jealousy; however, to Gilda's chagrin, he’s less jealous of Ballin than of her — and understandably so; casino owner Ballin is something of a mentor and father figure to Johnny, who in turn is his bodyguard, confidante, and right-hand man. In short, Johnny is betrayed by Ballin and Ballin is betrayed by Gilda with Johnny's complicity, though Johnny more to protect Ballin than to help her. The whole thing is sick and twisted and a lot of fun thanks to Hayworth; Johnny hates her with a passion, and if we never question the authenticity and intensity of this feeling, it is not Ford's performance but hers that makes us, not only believe in Johnny’s hatred of her, but in fact even share it. Like Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage, Hayworth owes her well-deserved fame to an absolutely infamous character. The difference is that Leslie Howard eventually wins, like Scott Pilgrim, The Power of Self-Respect, Johnny, however, ends up not only putting the pussy on a pedestal, but keeping it there. He begs Gilda: “I want to go with you … Please take me,” and is lucky, or rather unlucky enough that Gilda welcomes him back with open arms, rationalizing this decision with the dubious logic that “No one has to apologize because we were both scoundrels, right? Isn’t it wonderful?". All things considered, some couples will always have Paris; for others, there’s always Family Court.

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-03

"Johnny" (Glenn Ford) is quite a streetwise gambler who finds himself rescued amidst the Buenos Aires docks by a suave stranger whose cane comes with a rather lethal optional extra. He suggests that he try his luck at a casino and when he manages to fleece the dealer of a modest fortune, discovers that it's owned by his erstwhile benefactor "Mundson" (George Macready). He manages to avoid a beating by suggesting that he put his skills to better use and well, this next bit you can guess. By the time his boss wants to take an holiday, "Johnny" is pretty much running the joint, but he's ill-prepared for the shock when he discovers that there's a new wife on the scene and that it's pretty plain for all to see that "Gilda" (Rita Hayworth) and he have some sort of past. What now ensues sees "Johnny" having to navigate the waters of a marriage in which the wife feels somewhat less engaged than the husband, and all while the local cops are keeping a very close eye on operations at the venue where gambling is illegal and bribery pretty rife. As tensions mount amongst the three, it becomes precarious for a man who has become fond of his boss and even more wary of a woman who is no slouch when it comes to scheming. On the face of it, it's just another love triangle film noir, but there are strong characterisations here from Macready, and on-form Hayworth and there is also an amiable effort from Steven Geray as the sagely "Uncle Pio" - he sort of reminded me a little of a Shakespearian fool. Even Ford, not always the most versatile of actors, turns in a well considered contribution as the smouldering takes us to a denouement that smacks of betrayal and conspiracy. Usually when there is a surfeit of writers, the dialogue can get a bit waffly, but here under the guidance of Charles Vidor, the story gathers pace cohesively and leaves us with a superior thriller that has just enough romance to make it work, but not so much to throttle it. Anita Ellis does the singing, but there are still some classy dance numbers from an elegant Hayworth too and the miming isn't so very clear, either!