Gilda (1946) d. Vidor, Charles (USA)
Many younger viewers may only recognize this title as the flick Morgan Freeman and his fellow convicts are watching in The Shawshank Redemption, specifically the scene where Rita Hayworth flips her head up and into the frame, fixing the camera with an alluring grin. Well, believe you me, there’s a lot more to enjoy and Hayworth is outstanding throughout, matched physically and verbally by Glenn Ford as a small-time gambler on the rise in Buenos Aires.
