1h 39min | Adventure, Drama, Music | 23 August 1948 | Color
Director: Charles Vidor
Stars: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory.
Robert Sidney ... choreographer
Eduardo Cansino... choreographer (uncredited), associate choreographer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040552/
3rd of 5 films with RH & GF together; Gilda ('46) was the 2nd.
Only 1 song in the Soundtracks, sung by RH (dubbed). She dances a few times; always a pleasure to see. I would not have tagged this as Music/al, but I won't fight it.
I don't remember the Bizet opera having such an elaborate story. But with opera, you get lots of repetition, so that in the days before supertitles the audience might be able to follow the story. None of the Bizet music is used here.
This is entertaining, but too violent for me (even when a kick is delivered offscreen, I hate that). When they are in civilization, it's nice to look at; in the wild, it's drab (desert, cave).
In addition to RH's father getting choreography credit, I see 2 other Cansino's in the cast. I wouldn't recognize any of them.
Jose Cansino ... Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
Vernon Cansino... Soldier (uncredited)
IMDb trivia for RH: In 1947, started her own production company, "Beckworth Corporation" (formed from syllables of her daughters name, Rebecca Welles, and her own surname). It was dissolved in 1954 under advice from her fourth husband, Dick Haymes. RH was married to 2nd of 5 husbands Orson Welles (7 September 1943 - 1 December 1948) (divorced) (1 child).
RH's beauty, dancing and acting push this to Recommended status.
