Affair in Havana
Affair in Havana (1957) is a crime, film noir directed by Laszlo Benedek and written by Maurice Zimm. It stars Raymond Burr and John Cassavetes.
The film is about a screenwriter who falls in love with a crippled man's wife.
[edit] Plot
Mallabee is a millionaire sugar-cane grower in Cuba who is blames his wife, Lorna, for an accident that has left him in a wheelchair.
Lorna has been having an affair with Nick, a piano player in a Havana nightclub. Mallabee secretly is aware of this, having hired a private investigator to follow his wife.
The twisted mind of Mallabee has come up with a scheme in which Lorna kills him. She won't do it, but a trusted servant, Valdes, does cause his death by drowning. But the relationship between Nick and Lorna comes to an unhappy end.
[edit] Cast
- John Cassavetes as Nick
- Raymond Burr as Mallabee
- Sara Shane as Lorna
- Lilia Lazo as Fina
- Sergio Pena as Valdes
- Celia Cruz as Singer
- Jose Antonio Rivero as Rivero
- Miguel Angel Blanco as Captain of Police
Directed by Laszlo Benedek, Produced by Richard Goldstone, Original Music by Ernest Gold, Cinematography by Alan Stensvold, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Robert H. Justman
