Portrait in Black

1960
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1h 52m

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6.4/10

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Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, Lana Turner, and John Saxon in Portrait in Black (1960)

After a married woman and her lover murder her cruel husband, they find themselves targeted by someone who is aware of their crime.

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After repressed wealthy Sheila Cabot and her physician lover Dr. David Rivera murder her cruel invalid husband Matthew, they are targeted by someone who is aware of their crime.After repressed wealthy Sheila Cabot and her physician lover Dr. David Rivera murder her cruel invalid husband Matthew, they are targeted by someone who is aware of their crime.After repressed wealthy Sheila Cabot and her physician lover Dr. David Rivera murder her cruel invalid husband Matthew, they are targeted by someone who is aware of their crime.

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Trivia
Lana Turner wears jewelry in this film reportedly worth over $1.1M at the time (nearly $11M in 2022).

Goofs
When Miss Lee approaches Cathy and Blake in the restaurant, Blake is holding a cup in his right hand and places it down. In the next shot, he's holding the cup in his left hand and puts it down again.

Quotes
Sheila Cabot: Oh don't leave me David, please don't go away!
Dr. David Rivera: I've got to go!
Sheila Cabot: But why Darling, why? I don't know what I'll do if you go!
Dr. David Rivera: I'm - I'm afraid of what I'll do if I stay!

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Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

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5/10

Silly but fun

Lana Turner plays Sheila Cabot. She's unhappily married to a mean, old and rich man who treats her like that. She's having a secret affair with his doctor (Anthony Quinn). They plan and inject a lethal air bubble into her husband killing him. She gets all his money. They think they've gotten away with it till Turner receives a note in the mail saying, "Congratulations on the success of your murder". Who knows it and what do they want. A young Sandra Dee and John Saxon are mixed up in this.

The plot is OK, it LOOKS great and Turner is always dressed to the 9s but this fails utterly. It has terrible dialogue--truly laughable. The acting doesn't help, Turner--a wonderful actress--gives a lousy performance. Quinn is seriously miscast and out of his depth. Saxon and Dee are good but are hardly in it. There's also a totally ridiculous but fun plot twist at the end. This was (understandably) a box office failure but is now considered a camp classic. Proceed at your own risk.