An offbeat black and white noir, His Kind of Woman! follows Robert Mitchum as a down-on-his-luck gambler headed to an isolated Mexican resort under the promise of a mysterious payday. As the puzzle comes together, he encounters a self-proclaimed heiress (Jane Russell), a philandering movie star (Vincent Price, stealing the show), an undercover agent (cowboy star Tim Holt), a strange plastic surgeon and a notorious gangster (Raymond Burr) in need of a new identity. Originally filmed by veteran director John Farrow, His Kind of Woman was almost completely restructured and reshot by Howard Hughes and New Bev fave Richard Fleischer, creating an unusual mashup of noir, melodrama and satire.
“Mitchum and Russell score strongly. Russell’s full charms are fetchingly displayed in smart costumes that offer the minimum of protection. Much is made of Vincent Price’s scenery-chewing actor character and much of it supplies relief to the film’s otherwise taut development.” – Variety
Kim Morgan discusses His Kind of Woman on the New Beverly blog.
