Portrait in Black

Portrait in Black
Theatrical release cover
Directed byMichael Gordon
Screenplay by
Based onPortrait in Black
by Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts
Produced byRoss Hunter
Starring
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music byFrank Skinner
Production
company
Ross Hunter Productions Inc.
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • June 23, 1960 (1960-06-23) (Chicago)
  • June 28, 1960 (1960-06-28) (Los Angeles)
  • July 27, 1960 (1960-07-27) (New York City)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.4 million[1]
Box office$9.2 million[1]

Portrait in Black is a 1960 American neo-noir melodrama film[2][3] directed by Michael Gordon, and starring Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn. Produced by Ross Hunter, the film was based on the play of the same by name by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was distributed by Universal-International. This was the final film appearance by actress Anna May Wong.[2][4]

  1. ^ a b Glenn, Larry (January 26, 1964). "Hollywood 'Rich': Tested Blueprint Used For Romantic Comedy". The New York Times. p. X13.
  2. ^ a b Portrait In Black at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  3. ^ Rich, Nathaniel (2005). San Francisco Noir: The City in Film Noir from 1940 to the Present. New York Review Books. p. 105. ISBN 9781892145307.
  4. ^ Anna May Wong at IMDb.