| His Kind of Woman | |
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 theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Farrow Richard Fleischer (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Frank Fenton Jack Leonard Earl Felton (uncredited) Howard Hughes (uncredited) |
| Story by | Gerald Drayson Adams |
| Produced by | Robert Sparks |
| Starring | Robert Mitchum Jane Russell Vincent Price Tim Holt Charles McGraw |
| Narrated by | Charles McGraw |
| Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
| Edited by | Frederic Knudtson Eda Warren |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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 The direction of the film, which was based on the unpublished story "Star Sapphire" by Gerald Drayson, is credited to John Farrow.[3]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.
- ^ American Film Institute entry
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952.
- ^ His Kind of Woman at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.