That Kind of Woman

This article is about the 1959 film. For the Gary Moore song, see Still Got the Blues.
That Kind of Woman
Directed bySidney Lumet
Screenplay byWalter Bernstein
Based on"Layover in El Paso"
(1944 story)
by Robert Lowry
Produced byMarcello Girosi
Carlo Ponti
StarringSophia Loren
Tab Hunter
George Sanders
CinematographyBoris Kaufman
Edited byHoward A. Smith
Music byDaniele Amfitheatrof
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • June 1959 (1959-06) (Berlin)
  • September 11, 1959 (1959-09-11) (U.S.)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5million[1]
Box office$1 million (est. Only four months of US/Canada Rentals)[2]

That Kind of Woman is a 1959 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, who was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] It stars Sophia Loren and Tab Hunter. The screenplay by Walter Bernstein, based on a short story by Robert Lowry ("Layover in El Paso"), is highly reminiscent of the 1938 film The Shopworn Angel.

The Paramount Pictures release was filmed on location in New York City and Long Beach, New York.[4][5]

Loren said the film “wasn’t much of a success, despite the fact that a great artist like Sidney Lumet directed it.”[6]

  1. ^ Harris p 125
  2. ^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 [ 34
  3. ^ "Programme 1959". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "That Kind of Woman Film Locations". onthesetofnewyork.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Kellard, Joseph (October 5, 2010). "Tracking Back in Train Time". Patch.com.
  6. ^ Loren, Sophia (2014). Yesterday, today, tomorrow : my life. p. 132.