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Portrait in Black

Play trailer Poster for Portrait in Black 1960,  1h 52m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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As the health of tyrannical but gravely ill shipping tycoon Matthew Cabot (Lloyd Nolan) declines, he relies on pain medicine injected by his physician, Dr. David Rivera (Anthony Quinn). What Cabot doesn't know is that his frustrated wife, Sheila (Lana Turner), is having an affair with the doctor and has conceived a plan to do away with her husband. David agrees to go through with the murder, but threatens to confess their crime when Sheila begins receiving anonymous letters from a blackmailer.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 30, 2022
B-
A downbeat plot hole filled crime thriller that's surprisingly entertaining despite its Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Dec 3, 2019
A sluggish and implausible crime-and-suspense melodrama in soap-opera vein... Go to Full Review
TV Guide Staff TV Guide Mar 15, 2019
2/5
Turner was dressed in some eye-catching Jean Louis gowns, and the film employed some beautiful sets, but neither of these flashy touches could conceal Portrait in Black's contrived plot. Go to Full Review
Tony Sloman Radio Times Mar 15, 2019
2/5
A film with a plot so full of holes that it's hard to stop the cast falling through them. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Feb 26, 2013
C+
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Ron W Jan 28, 2018 Portrait in Black is a decent film. It is about a married woman and her lover who murder her cruel husband, but they are blackmailed by someone who is aware of their crime. Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Michael Gordon did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and mystery. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Gordon

Director

Lana Turner

Sheila Cabot

Anthony Quinn

Dr. David Rivera

Sandra Dee

Cathy Cabot

John Saxon

Blake Richards

Richard Basehart

Howard Mason

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Portrait in Black

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Movie Info

Synopsis As the health of tyrannical but gravely ill shipping tycoon Matthew Cabot (Lloyd Nolan) declines, he relies on pain medicine injected by his physician, Dr. David Rivera (Anthony Quinn). What Cabot doesn't know is that his frustrated wife, Sheila (Lana Turner), is having an affair with the doctor and has conceived a plan to do away with her husband. David agrees to go through with the murder, but threatens to confess their crime when Sheila begins receiving anonymous letters from a blackmailer.
Director
Michael Gordon
Producer
Ross Hunter
Screenwriter
Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 5, 2008
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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