Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad (1952)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (509 ratings)

In this romantic spy thriller, a nightclub performer plys her trade in her husband's Trinidad bar. He is murdered by a notorious spy. Soon afterward, the police ask the widow to try to get close to the killer and gather information. Her work is nearly thwarted when her bumbling brother-in-law… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Berne Giler, James Gunn
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jul 29, 1952 Wide
Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    A senseless romantic espionage fails to recreate the chemistry that Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford had in the noir Gilda, but Hayworth looks glamorous in Jean Louis Oscar-nominated wardrobe.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    This tired tropical thriller is another attempt at making a Gilda.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Rita looks great and Glenn is his usual pugnacious self but this attempt to strike gold again with the "Gilda" stars is rather routine.

  • Bruce B


    Another one of those movies on the list from the Ross Elliott List on IMBD Data Base. Even though he only played Corpse of Neal Emery, thel late husband of Rita Hayworth, in this movie, I guess his part lasted all of 12 sceonds if that. But it introduced me to the acting of not only… More

  • Ken S


    Pretty typical WW2 Espionage flick, but Rita and Glenn's chemistry here doesn't even approach what they had in Gilda. Fans of Hayworth will enjoy the dance sequences. Also contains the gem of a line "Didn't you used to write articles about the V2 rocket before… More

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