His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman
theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Farrow
Richard Fleischer (uncredited)
Screenplay byFrank Fenton
Jack Leonard
Earl Felton (uncredited)
Howard Hughes (uncredited)
Story byGerald Drayson Adams
Produced byRobert Sparks
StarringRobert Mitchum
Jane Russell
Vincent Price
Tim Holt
Charles McGraw
Narrated byCharles McGraw
CinematographyHarry J. Wild
Edited byFrederic Knudtson
Eda Warren
Music byLeigh Harline
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • August 21, 1951 (1951-08-21) (Chicago premiere)
  • August 25, 1951 (1951-08-25) (US)
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Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million (US rentals)[2]

His Kind of Woman is a 1951 film noir starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. The film features supporting performances by Vincent Price, Raymond Burr and Charles McGraw. The direction of the film, which was based on the unpublished story "Star Sapphire" by Gerald Drayson, is credited to John Farrow.[3]

After Farrow had turned in what he thought was the finished film, RKO studio boss Howard Hughes intervened and caused extensive re-writes, re-casting, and re-shooting under the supervision of Richard Fleischer, whom Hughes coerced into cooperation by threatening not to release The Narrow Margin, a film that Fleischer had just finished for RKO. This post-production process took a great deal of time and money, costing about the same amount – $850,000 – as the film lost at the box office in its initial release.

  1. ^ American Film Institute entry
  2. ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952.
  3. ^ His Kind of Woman at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.